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Smithgall Woods State Park

18 & Tsalaki Trail

4 mi · ▲ 467 ft · 1 hr 34 min

18 & Tsalaki Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Smithgall Woods State Park near Nacoochee, GA. The route reaches 18 at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 467 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,417 – 1,578 ft · steepest grade: 15%4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tsalaki Trail 34.66147, -83.72249
Nearest town Nacoochee, GA
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18 & Tsalaki Trail

4 mi · ▲ 467 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 1,417–1,578 ft

Out & Back · Smithgall Woods State Park

Trailhead: Tsalaki Trail · 34.66147, -83.72249

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:12 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

  1. Start on Tsalaki Trail, heading NW.
  2. 1.1 miTurn left onto Otali Road, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Forest Management Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miBear left onto Tsalaki Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right onto Martin's Mine Trail, heading NE.
  6. 150 ftReach 18, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 150 ftTurn left onto Tsalaki Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.4 miBear right onto Forest Management Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto Otali Road, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Tsalaki Trail, heading E.
  11. 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/covered-bridge-tsalaki-trail-out-back-9-km

Trail surface

77% gravel2% boardwalk21% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:12 AMSunset 7:56 PM

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