Yonah Mountain Viewpoint & Yonah Mountain Road via Yonah Mountain Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back near Yonah, GA. The route reaches Yonah Mountain Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It climbs 731 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi2,175 – 2,920 ft · steepest grade: 28%2.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Yonah Mountain Road 34.64721, -83.71910
Nearest town Yonah, GA
Directions
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Yonah Mountain Viewpoint & Yonah Mountain Road via Yonah Mountain Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 731 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 2,174–2,919 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Yonah Mountain Road · 34.64721, -83.71910
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:12 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
- Start on Yonah Mountain Road, heading E.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Yonah Mountain Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Yonah Mountain Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Yonah Mountain Road, heading NW.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 7:12 AMSunset 7:56 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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