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Unicoi State Park

Old FSR 690 / No Trail Access via Smith Creek

3.4 mi · ▲ 709 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Old FSR 690 / No Trail Access via Smith Creek is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Unicoi State Park near Helen, GA. It climbs 709 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,726 – 2,356 ft · steepest grade: 20%3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Smith Creek 34.72664, -83.71604
Nearest town Helen, GA
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Old FSR 690 / No Trail Access via Smith Creek

3.4 mi · ▲ 709 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Elevation 1,725–2,355 ft

Out & Back · Unicoi State Park

Trailhead: Smith Creek · 34.72664, -83.71604

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:12 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Smith Creek, heading NE.
  2. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Old FSR 690 / No Trail Access, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miReach Old FSR 690 / No Trail Access, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Smith Creek, heading SW.
  5. 1.5 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/old-fsr-690-no-trail-access-out-back

Weather

Sunrise 7:12 AMSunset 7:56 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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