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Chestatee Wildlife Management Area

Upper DeSoto Falls & DeSoto Falls Trail

1.5 mi · ▲ 145 ft · 34 min

Upper DeSoto Falls & DeSoto Falls Trail is a 1.5-mile out-and-back in Chestatee Wildlife Management Area near Turners Corner, GA. The route reaches Upper DeSoto Falls at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 145 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,015 – 2,169 ft1.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: DeSoto Falls Trail 34.70654, -83.91512
Nearest town Turners Corner, GA
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Directions

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Upper DeSoto Falls & DeSoto Falls Trail

1.5 mi · ▲ 145 ft · 34 min

Elevation 2,013–2,168 ft

Out & Back · Chestatee Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: DeSoto Falls Trail · 34.70654, -83.91512

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on DeSoto Falls Trail, heading N.
  2. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.7 miReach Upper DeSoto Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.7 miBear right, heading SW.
  5. 100 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  6. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/upper-desoto-falls-out-back

Trail surface

85% dirt15% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:13 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Turners Corner, Georgia