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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Tsalaki Trail, heading N.
- 1 miTurn left onto Otali Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Forest Management Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Tsalaki Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Forest Management Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Otali Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Tsalaki Trail, heading E.
- 1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 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
More from this trailhead
- Tsalaki Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 354 ft
- Tsalaki Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 383 ft
- 18 & Tsalaki Trail 4 mi · ▲ 467 ft
- Forest Management Trail & Tsalaki Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 662 ft
- Covered Bridge–Chunanee Falls Trail, 3 sights 5 mi · ▲ 627 ft
- Wetland Observation Deck Viewpoint–Covered Bridge, 5 sights 5.7 mi · ▲ 599 ft
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