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Yonah Mountain–Yonah Mountain Viewpoint, 4 sights is a 2.6-mile out-and-back near Yonah, GA. The route passes Yonah Mountain Viewpoint before reaching Yonah Mountain at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It climbs 960 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi2,175 – 3,163 ft · steepest grade: 26%3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Yonah Mountain Road 34.64721, -83.71910
Nearest town Yonah, GA

Directions

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Yonah Mountain–Yonah Mountain Viewpoint, 4 sights

2.6 mi · ▲ 960 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 2,174–3,163 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Yonah Mountain Road · 34.64721, -83.71910

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:12 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

  1. Start on Yonah Mountain Road, heading E.
  2. 1 miContinue straight onto Yonah Mountain Trail, heading E.
  3. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  5. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  8. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftPass Yonah Mountain Viewpoint.
  10. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 50 ftReach Yonah Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  17. 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  21. 200 ftBear right, heading W.
  22. 450 ftContinue straight onto Yonah Mountain Road, heading N.
  23. 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Weather

Sunrise 7:12 AMSunset 7:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 7:10 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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