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Gahuti Viewpoint & Pinhoti Connector Trail is a 4.6-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 1,286 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,670 – 2,713 ft · steepest grade: 21%4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.74423, -84.67805
Nearest town Dennis, GA

Directions

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Gahuti Viewpoint & Pinhoti Connector Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 1,286 ft · 2 hr 11 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 1.9 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 150 ftTurn left onto Gahuti, heading SE.
  4. 0.3 miReach Gahuti Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 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

90% dirt10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:16 AMSunset 8:00 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~79 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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