Savannah: Little Ocmulgee Loop
Link sandy hills with cypress swamps on this 3.7-mile tour of Little Ocmulgee State Park. Keep an eye out for gators and tortoises.
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Trail Facts
- Distance: 5.5
Waypoints
LOL001
Location: 32.0948181152344, -82.8957366943359
Head N into dense forest of Spanish-moss-draped scrub oaks and pines
LOL002
Location: 32.0959701538086, -82.8967971801758
L @ Y; look for gopher tortoise burrows in sandy mounds along trail
LOL003
Location: 32.0972099304199, -82.8985900878906
L @ Y; catch intermittent views through trees of Little Ocmulgee Lake’s glassy waters
LOL004
Location: 32.1023406982422, -82.8991622924805
L @ Y onto Oak Ridge Trail
LOL005
Location: 32.1033897399902, -82.8993835449219
Spur: Go L @ T on 400-ft. boardwalk into cypress swamp, where viewing deck offers an outlook over Little Ocmulgee Lake. Listen for deep growls of gators calling to their young. Return to WPT 5 and turn L, bearing N
LOL006
Location: 32.104061126709, -82.8985137939453
L @ Y onto unmarked trail winding across sandy hummocks of Oak Ridge. White-tailed deer rustle in these deep glades
LOL007
Location: 32.1092109680176, -82.8942489624024
Continue along old fence and small knoll full of turkey oaks
LOL008
Location: 32.1073188781738, -82.8921737670898
R onto fi rebreak path (cleared land used as barrier against spread of fi re). Oak hardwoods transition to scrub oak
LOL009
Location: 32.1044502258301, -82.8925170898438
L @ Y. In 20 yds., turn R onto unmarked trail, then quick L @ post marked 9; pass small meadow where gap in foliage gives views of red-tailed hawks coasting thermals
LOL010
Location: 32.1028213500977, -82.8935928344726
R @ T onto Oak Ridge Trail
LOL011
Location: 32.1022262573242, -82.8990097045898
L @ Y onto Short Loop Trail; watch for bobcat tracks, owl pellets
LOL012
Location: 32.1012191772461, -82.8939666748047
R @ Y onto Oak Ridge Trail; return .5 mi. to WPT 2 and retrace route to car
