Fort Yargo State Park – Lake Loop Trail – Winder, GA - 7 miles – Easy

Howdy!

Distance: Approximately 7 miles
Difficulty: Easy
Group Hiking Pace: 2.5-3 MPH
Hike Start Time: 5:31 pm
Entry Fee: $5.00

Fort Yargo State Park is a state park located near Winder GA. There is a nice, relatively easy, "6ish" mile Lake Loop Trail that circles the majority of the lake. This trail has very little elevation and is mostly soft surface, but does include some paved and gravel/dirt road areas. It also has plenty of really nice lake views and several different terrains.

We will add to that trail a smidge by including a small portion of a mountain bike trail at the southwest side of the park that will get us up to the 7-mile distance in total.

The hike will start from the meeting place at 5:31 pm. I do like to and will start on time so please do not be late for the consideration of all attendees.

Doggies are allowed, welcome, and encouraged to attend. Yay!

Let's meet outside of the visitors center near the main entrance to the park. To get to the right place, please just link to where I put the pin on the map within the event and let your smartphone guide you there. Using google maps, it will bring you to precisely the place we will meet up … well, give or take a yard or three. Hurrah for modern technology!!!😊

As this is a GA State Park, parking is $5.00 unless you have the proper annal park pass.

Below are some helpful links. They will give you an idea of what you are considering getting yourself into. Of course and as always, if you have any questions in advance please let me know and I will do my best to answer them.

Our pace will be a brisk 2.5-3 mph. We will take only a couple of short breaks along the way. So, please consider this carefully before deciding to join.

Alltrails (general info about the trail itself):

Explore | AllTrails

Fort Yargo State Park Trail Map:

https://gastateparks.org/sites/default/files/parks/pdf/trailmaps/FortYargo_TrailMap.pdf

Hope to see you there. Also please remember that you will be participating entirely at your own risk as Suwanee Take-a-Hikers assumes absolutely no liability (nada, zero, zilch, zip, nil, jack squat) for any adverse events which may occur during meetups.

Cheers! 😊