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Yonah Preserve

Turner Reservoir via Creek Trail

2 mi · ▲ 261 ft · 48 min

Turner Reservoir via Creek Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Yonah Preserve near Yonah, GA. The route reaches Turner Reservoir at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It climbs 261 ft. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,483 – 1,654 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.64310, -83.77435
Nearest town Yonah, GA
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Turner Reservoir via Creek Trail

2 mi · ▲ 261 ft · 48 min

Elevation 1,481–1,654 ft

Out & Back · Yonah Preserve

Trailhead: 34.64310, -83.77435

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miBear right onto EMS 250E, heading S.
  3. 0.5 miPass Turner Reservoir.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto Creek Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.3 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/turner-reservoir-turner-reservoir-out-back-3-km

Trail surface

47% gravel5% dirt48% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:13 AMSunset 7:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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