Gahuti Viewpoint–Goldmine Creek Trail, 3 sights is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Fort Mountain State Park near Dennis, GA. The route reaches Gahuti Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 1,320 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,670 – 2,713 ft · steepest grade: 20%5.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 34.74423, -84.67805
Nearest town Dennis, GA
Directions
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Gahuti Viewpoint–Goldmine Creek Trail, 3 sights
5.1 mi · ▲ 1,320 ft · 2 hr 22 min
Elevation 1,670–2,713 ft
Out & Back · Fort Mountain State Park
Trailhead: 34.74423, -84.67805
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 1.9 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Gahuti, heading SE.
- 0.3 miPass Gahuti Viewpoint.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Goldmine Creek Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Gahuti Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right onto Gahuti, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.9 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
91% dirt9% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:16 AMSunset 8:00 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~77 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Gahuti Viewpoint & Pinhoti Connector Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,286 ft
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