Hitchiti Loop Trail
Photo: ChattOconeeNF, Public Domain Mark (via Flickr)- 1.7 mi
- round trip
- 230 ft
- climb
- 429 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Feb–May, Oct–Dec
- best months
Is Hitchiti Loop Trail open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests. It doesn't name Hitchiti Loop Trail, so check the source for the area it covers (4 listed).
Road Maintenance: West Cowpen Road (FSR 17)
Agency closure covering Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests · USFS · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests
Prescribed fire on Oconee Ranger District at Jasper County
Agency closure covering Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests · USFS · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests
Muskrat Road, FS 218, Temporarily Closed
Agency closure covering Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests · USFS · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests
Flash Flood Awareness
Agency closure covering Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests · USFS · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests
Prescribed fire on Oconee Ranger District at Jasper County
Agency alert covering Oconee Ranger District · USFS · Oconee Ranger District
As of · Source: USFS · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Hitchiti Loop Trail is an easy 1.7-mile out-and-back hike in the Oconee Ranger District of the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests in Georgia. The trail is managed by the Forest Service and runs on natural surface, with biking allowed. It rises from a low point of about 343 feet to a high of about 429 feet, with a rolling climb and a steepest grade of about 6% at around 0.47 miles in. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Monticello put October highs around 78°F with lows near 48°F, and April is similar at 77°F by day. Midsummer highs there reach the low 90s. The trail is open year-round and takes about half an hour to complete. Hitchiti Boulders and Boulder 1 sit about 0.8 miles away, and Double Bridges Trail is about 1.4 miles off. Little Rock Nature Trail is roughly 4 miles away.
Best time to go · Feb–May, Oct–Dec
Best time to visit Hitchiti Loop Trail
Best months: February–May and October–December. 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
57° / 29°
8 wet
Feb
61° / 32°
7 wet
Mar
69° / 38°
7 wet
Apr
77° / 45°
6 wet
May
84° / 55°
6 wet
Jun
89° / 64°
8 wet
Jul
92° / 68°
8 wet
Aug
91° / 67°
7 wet
Sep
86° / 60°
6 wet
Oct
78° / 48°
5 wet
Nov
68° / 37°
6 wet
Dec
60° / 32°
7 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Monticello, GA, 20.6 mi away at 518 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Closures we've recorded since August 2026
Spring 2026 Forest-wide Fire Restrictions
Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests · Order dated April 23, 2026; seen Aug 23, 2026 → lifted Oct 13, 2026 · Forest Service
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