Panola Mountain State Park
Alexander Lake Viewpoint & Upper Alexander Lake via Panola Mountain Greenway
3.9 mi · ▲ 215 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Alexander Lake Viewpoint & Upper Alexander Lake via Panola Mountain Greenway is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Panola Mountain State Park near Hidden Lakes, GA. The route passes Upper Alexander Lake before reaching Alexander Lake Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 215 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Alexander Lake Viewpoint & Upper Alexander Lake via Panola Mountain Greenway
3.9 mi · ▲ 215 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Elevation 716–873 ft
Out & Back · Panola Mountain State Park
Trailhead: 33.62435, -84.17289
Weather Sep 7: Partly cloudy, high 102°F / low 72° · precip 17% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Park Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Panola Mountain Greenway, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left onto Fitness Trail, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Connecting Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Watershed Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Panola Mountain Greenway, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Alexander Lake Loop, heading NE.
- 0.3 miPass Upper Alexander Lake.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Alexander Lake Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Panola Mountain Greenway, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Watershed Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Connecting Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Fitness Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftBear right onto Panola Mountain Greenway, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Fitness Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Panola Mountain Greenway 3.1 mi · ▲ 160 ft
- Upper Alexander Lake–Lower Alexander Lake, 3 lakes 3.8 mi · ▲ 244 ft
- Rockdale River Viewpoint–Boomerang Trail, 4 sights 13.1 mi · ▲ 769 ft
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