Fort Yargo State Park
Fort Yargo Lake & Inner Loop via Outer Loop
5.9 mi · ▲ 247 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Fort Yargo Lake & Inner Loop via Outer Loop is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Fort Yargo State Park near Winder, GA. The route reaches Fort Yargo Lake. It is mostly level, with 247 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Fort Yargo Lake & Inner Loop via Outer Loop
5.9 mi · ▲ 247 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Elevation 825–949 ft
Out & Back · Fort Yargo State Park
Trailhead: 33.98113, -83.71753
Weather Sep 6: Drizzle, high 97°F / low 71° · precip 16% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto abandoned track, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Winder Connecting Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Outer Loop, heading W.
- 1.7 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Fort Yargo Lake.
- 0.4 miReach Fort Yargo Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.3 miSharp right onto Winder Connecting Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 300 ftBear left onto abandoned track, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 7:19 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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