Falls Trail
- 1.1 mi
- one way
- 128 ft
- climb
- 590 ft
- high point
- Point to point
- route
- Sep–May
- best months
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Falls Trail is a short, easy loop in High Falls State Park in Georgia, managed by the State Department of Natural Resources. The trail is about a mile long, with a low point of 467 feet and a high of 590 feet, and it gains about 130 feet of elevation. The climb is steepest at the start, with a 17% grade at about 0.16 miles in. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Experiment, Georgia, show October highs around 75°F with lows near 52°F, and April highs around 74°F. That station sits about 340 feet higher than the trail, so temperatures on the trail run a little warmer. Tranquil Trail (yellow) is about 0.4 miles away. Bootlegger Trail, Brownlee Trail and Moonshine Trail are all within about 6 miles.
Best time to go · Sep–May
Best time to visit Falls Trail
Best months: September–May. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
56° / 34°
11 wet
Feb
59° / 36°
10 wet
Mar
67° / 44°
10 wet
Apr
74° / 50°
9 wet
May
81° / 59°
10 wet
Jun
87° / 66°
12 wet
Jul
90° / 69°
12 wet
Aug
89° / 68°
10 wet
Sep
84° / 64°
8 wet
Oct
75° / 52°
8 wet
Nov
66° / 42°
9 wet
Dec
58° / 36°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Experiment, GA, 16.5 mi away at 934 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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