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Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area

Amicalola Creek Boardwalk Viewpoint–Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area Viewpoint, 5 sights

2.7 mi · ▲ 298 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Amicalola Creek Boardwalk Viewpoint–Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area Viewpoint, 5 sights is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area near Juno, GA. The route passes Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area Viewpoint before reaching Amicalola Creek Boardwalk Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 298 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,214 – 1,437 ft · steepest grade: 23%3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Dove Field Road 34.42311, -84.20631
Nearest town Juno, GA
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Amicalola Creek Boardwalk Viewpoint–Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area Viewpoint, 5 sights

2.7 mi · ▲ 298 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Elevation 1,213–1,436 ft

Out & Back · Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: Dove Field Road · 34.42311, -84.20631

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

  1. Start on Dove Field Road, heading SW.
  2. 0.4 miBear left onto WMA Road, heading W.
  3. 250 ftBear right onto Amicalola Interpretive Loop, heading NW.
  4. 0.4 miContinue straight onto abandoned track, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right onto Amicalola Interpretive Loop, heading NW.
  6. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  7. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 50 ftSharp right onto Amicalola Creek Boardwalk, heading N.
  9. 200 ftPass Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area Viewpoint.
  10. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftReach Amicalola Creek Boardwalk Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 350 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 200 ftBear left onto Amicalola Interpretive Loop, heading SW.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left onto abandoned track, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Amicalola Interpretive Loop, heading NW.
  18. 0.4 miBear left onto WMA Road, heading S.
  19. 250 ftBear right onto Dove Field Road, heading S.
  20. 0.3 miArrive 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-dawson-forest-wildlife-management-area-viewpoint-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

63% dirt31% gravel4% boardwalk2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:14 AMSunset 7:58 PM

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