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Tortoise Trail route map
Difficulty: ModerateLoop
Georgia

Tortoise Trail

Gainesville, Georgia

2.2 mi

Distance

377 ft

Elev. Gain

49m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

Tortoise Trail is a loop trail in Hall County, Georgia. It is 2.2 miles long and gains 377 feet. It is in or next to Gainesville, Georgia.

From the trail data on this page.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:359 ft
Max:398 ft
Gain:115 ft
Loss:115 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 359 ft and 398 ft across 2.2 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.359 ft372 ft385 ft398 ft0.0 mi0.5 mi1.1 mi1.6 mi2.2 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi378 ft
High point0.5 mi398 ft
End2.2 mi378 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Gainesville, GA · in or next to town
County:
Hall County, GA

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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