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Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area

Amicalola Creek Boardwalk Viewpoint–Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area Viewpoint, 4 sights

3.6 mi · ▲ 585 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Amicalola Creek Boardwalk Viewpoint–Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area Viewpoint, 4 sights is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area near Juno, GA. The route passes Amicalola Creek Boardwalk Viewpoint, Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area Viewpoint and Amicalola Creek Boardwalk Viewpoint. It climbs 585 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,198 – 1,437 ft · steepest grade: 26%3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.42754, -84.21098
Nearest town Juno, GA
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Amicalola Creek Boardwalk Viewpoint–Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area Viewpoint, 4 sights

3.6 mi · ▲ 585 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Elevation 1,198–1,436 ft

Out & Back · Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: 34.42754, -84.21098

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:14 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Amicalola Creek Boardwalk Viewpoint.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftPass Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area Viewpoint.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Amicalola Creek Boardwalk, heading SW.
  6. 300 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  8. 200 ftBear left onto Amicalola Interpretive Loop, heading S.
  9. 0.8 miTurn right onto WMA Road, heading SE.
  10. 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miSharp left onto Amicalola Interpretive Loop, heading N.
  12. 1.1 miPass Amicalola Creek Boardwalk Viewpoint.
  13. 150 ftBear right onto Amicalola Creek Boardwalk, heading NW.
  14. 0.3 miBear right onto Amicalola Interpretive Loop, heading NE.
  15. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  16. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftSharp right onto Amicalola Creek Boardwalk, heading NW.
  18. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/amicalola-creek-boardwalk-viewpoint-amicalola-creek-boardwalk-viewpoint-out-back-6-sights

Trail surface

87% dirt11% boardwalk1% gravel1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:14 AMSunset 7:58 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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