Smithgall Woods State Park
Forest Management Trail & Tsalaki Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 662 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Forest Management Trail & Tsalaki Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Smithgall Woods State Park near Nacoochee, GA. It climbs 662 ft. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,411 – 1,578 ft4.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Tsalaki Trail 34.66147, -83.72249
Nearest town Nacoochee, GA
Directions
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Forest Management Trail & Tsalaki Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 662 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elevation 1,409–1,578 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
- Start on Tsalaki Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Otali Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Forest Management Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Tsalaki Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear right onto Forest Management Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miReach Tsalaki Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Tsalaki Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Forest Management Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Otali Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Tsalaki Trail, heading E.
- 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 surface
50% gravel50% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:12 AMSunset 7:56 PM
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