Smithgall Woods State Park

Tsalaki Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 438 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Tsalaki Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Smithgall Woods State Park near Nacoochee, GA. It climbs 438 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,417 – 1,578 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.66266, -83.72397
Nearest town Nacoochee, GA

Directions

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Tsalaki Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 438 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Elevation 1,417–1,578 ft

Out & Back · Smithgall Woods State Park

Trailhead: 34.66266, -83.72397

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 250 ftSharp left onto Tsalaki Trail, heading N.
  3. 1 miTurn left onto Otali Road, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Forest Management Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miBear left onto Tsalaki Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.4 miBear right onto Forest Management Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left onto Otali Road, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right onto Tsalaki Trail, heading E.
  10. 1 miSharp right, heading S.
  11. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

76% gravel24% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:12 AMSunset 7:56 PM

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