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Yonah Preserve

Turner Reservoir & EMS 200 via Creek Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 603 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Turner Reservoir & EMS 200 via Creek Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Yonah Preserve near Yonah, GA. The route passes Turner Reservoir and Turner Reservoir. It climbs 603 ft. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,483 – 1,667 ft6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cherokee Trail 34.63291, -83.78134
Nearest town Yonah, GA
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Turner Reservoir & EMS 200 via Creek Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 603 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Elevation 1,481–1,668 ft

Out & Back · Yonah Preserve

Trailhead: Cherokee Trail · 34.63291, -83.78134

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 400 ftContinue straight onto Cherokee Trail, heading SE.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miPass Turner Reservoir.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto Creek Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto EMS 200, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miPass Turner Reservoir.
  8. 200 ftContinue straight onto Creek Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 0.5 miContinue straight onto EMS 250E, heading N.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 0.5 miReach Turner Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
  18. 50 ftBear left onto Creek Trail, heading S.
  19. 0.4 miContinue straight onto EMS 200, heading SW.
  20. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Creek Trail, heading E.
  21. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  22. 50 ftTurn left onto Cherokee Trail, heading SW.
  23. 500 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  24. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  25. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  26. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  27. 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/turner-reservoir-turner-reservoir-out-back-3-lakes-8-km

Trail surface

50% gravel35% dirt15% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:13 AMSunset 7:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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