Smithgall Woods State Park
Forest Management Trail & Otail Road via Otali Road
5.2 mi · ▲ 522 ft · 2 hr
Forest Management Trail & Otail Road via Otali Road is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Smithgall Woods State Park near Yonah, GA. It climbs 522 ft. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,411 – 1,745 ft5.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Otail Road 34.66438, -83.75178
Nearest town Yonah, GA
Directions
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Forest Management Trail & Otail Road via Otali Road
5.2 mi · ▲ 522 ft · 2 hr
Elevation 1,410–1,746 ft
Out & Back · Smithgall Woods State Park
Trailhead: Otail Road · 34.66438, -83.75178
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:12 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
- Start on Otali Road, heading N.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto Forest Management Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Tsalaki Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Forest Management Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miReach Otail Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Tsalaki Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Forest Management Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Otali Road, heading W.
- 1.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
18% gravel82% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:12 AMSunset 7:56 PM
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