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

  1. Start on Otali Road, heading N.
  2. 1.7 miTurn left onto Forest Management Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miBear left onto Tsalaki Trail, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftBear right onto Forest Management Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.7 miReach Otail Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.7 miBear left onto Tsalaki Trail, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftBear right onto Forest Management Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right onto Otali Road, heading W.
  9. 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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