Hike Yonah Mountain Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests, GA

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Yonah Mountain is a popular hike with some great views and a heavily traveled trail. It's a photogenic mountain from the surrounding area too due to some beautiful cliffs on its west face, making it also popular for climbing.

From the trailhead, the well-beaten trail starts off at a low grade, making its way to a small meadow with a lookout. From here, a steep and eroded dirt road serves as the trail, eventually leading to the remains of what I think is an old military training ground of sorts. A dirt road forks (keep left) and continues from the military buildings and up toward the summit of Yonah Mountain, but it's a bit confusing to follow a route. At least a couple of trails lead away from the road, and I recommend following my route if possible. It parallels the top of the Yonah Mountain cliff, offering nice views the whole way. Other routes would likely just lead up to the summit without the views, and you'd be missing out to not enjoy them. After the last major view looking south, a social trail leads to the summit meadow of Yonah Mountain.

PEAKS ON HIKE
Elevation (ft) / Prominence (ft)

Peaks on hike

Elevation

Prominence

Yonah Mountain

3156 ft

1556 rise

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Yonah Mountain's cliffs visible from the trailhead.

A popular trail leads through the forest.

Well-manicured trail.

The trail opens into a meadow with a view point. There are a bunch of eroded social trail here - keep to the right and enter back into the trees before passing through the meadow to stay on the official trail.

Passing the meadow, looking back toward it. The trail came up from the left in this photo.

A steep dirt road leads up. Some parts are more eroded than others.

Old military training ground. The Yonah Mountain Trail came up from the left and continues behind me.

Junction in the road, keep left.

The road continues up to Yonah Mountain. I followed the road for a few windy switchbacks and left it in search for a social trail that would lead along the cliff's rim.

Found one, and I wasn't disappointed.

Nice views along the rim of the Yonah Mountain cliffs.

Once the cliffs seemed to end, a social trail led away from the ledge.

Summit meadow of Yonah Mountain.

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