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Fort Yargo State Park

Fort Yargo Lake–Monster Mile Bypass, 3 sights

7 mi · ▲ 420 ft · 2 hr 33 min

Fort Yargo Lake–Monster Mile Bypass, 3 sights is a 7-mile out-and-back in Fort Yargo State Park near Winder, GA. The route reaches Fort Yargo Lake. It climbs 420 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi787 – 948 ft7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wilkins Greenway Trailhead 33.98737, -83.72555
Nearest town Winder, GA
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Fort Yargo Lake–Monster Mile Bypass, 3 sights

7 mi · ▲ 420 ft · 2 hr 33 min

Elevation 787–949 ft

Out & Back · Fort Yargo State Park

Trailhead: Wilkins Greenway Trailhead · 33.98737, -83.72555

Weather Sep 6: Drizzle, high 97°F / low 71° · precip 20% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Wilkins Greenway, heading W.
  2. 0.5 miPass Fort Yargo Lake.
  3. 350 ftTurn left onto Inner Loop, heading SW.
  4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Outer Loop, heading E.
  5. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Inner Loop, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 450 ftContinue straight onto Outer Loop, heading SW.
  9. 450 ftTurn left onto Winder Connecting Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto Outer Loop, heading NE.
  11. 1.7 miSharp left, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left onto abandoned track, heading NW.
  13. 200 ftBear right onto Outer Loop, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right onto Monster Mile Bypass, heading W.
  15. 400 ftReach Fort Yargo Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 450 ftTurn left onto Outer Loop, heading W.
  17. 0.2 miBear left onto abandoned track, heading N.
  18. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  19. 0.2 miSharp right onto Outer Loop, heading E.
  20. 1.7 miTurn left onto Winder Connecting Trail, heading W.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  22. 450 ftContinue straight onto Outer Loop, heading N.
  23. 500 ftTurn right onto Inner Loop, heading W.
  24. 0.1 miBear left onto Outer Loop, heading SW.
  25. 150 ftContinue straight onto Inner Loop, heading NW.
  26. 0.3 miTurn right onto Wilkins Greenway, heading NW.
  27. 0.4 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/fort-yargo-lake-monster-mile-bypass-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

73% dirt27% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 97°F71°
Precip20%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity90%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
100°70° 12 AM: 7% rain1 AM: 2% rain2 AM: 3% rain3 AM: 2% rain4 AM: 4% rain2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 2% rain4 PM: 11% rain5 PM: 12% rain6 PM: 15% rain7 PM: 13% rain8 PM: 12% rain9 PM: 16% rain10 PM: 20% rain11 PM: 6% rain
Sunrise 7:13 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Mon 79°71° 24%
Tue 86°66°
Wed 92°64°
Thu 94°67° 49%
Fri 95°69° 42%
Sat 96°66° 31%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 7:08 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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