Sawtooth Trail
- 2.5 mi
- round trip
- 1,108 ft
- climb
- 1,329 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Sep–May
- best months
Sawtooth Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back hike in F. D. Roosevelt State Park in Georgia, managed by the State Department of Natural Resources. The trail starts at about 1,285 feet and climbs to a high point of 1,329 feet, with a total elevation gain of 1,108 feet over the course of the round trip. The steepest stretch comes at about 2.1 miles in, where the grade reaches 14 percent. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in La Grange show October highs around 76°F with lows near 52°F, and April is similar at about 76°F by day and 49°F at night. That station sits roughly 600 feet lower than the trail's high point, so temperatures on the higher ground run cooler. The hike takes about two hours. Pine Moutain Trail and Liberty Bell Pool Trail both lie about half a mile away, and Mountain Creek Nature Trail is about 1.8 miles off. Paddlers can find Sulphur Creek about 7 miles away.
Best time to go · Sep–May
Best time to visit Sawtooth 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°
Feb
60° / 37°
Mar
69° / 42°
Apr
76° / 49°
May
83° / 58°
Jun
88° / 66°
Jul
91° / 69°
Aug
90° / 68°
Sep
85° / 62°
Oct
76° / 52°
Nov
66° / 40°
Dec
58° / 35°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at La Grange 1n, GA, 19.9 mi away at 730 ft. The station sits about 600 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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