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Arabia Mountain PATH is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Davidson-Arabia Nature Preserve near Lithonia, GA. It is mostly level, with 189 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi840 – 994 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.69483, -84.11074
Nearest town Lithonia, GA

Directions

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Arabia Mountain PATH

4.5 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Elevation 841–993 ft

Out & Back · Davidson-Arabia Nature Preserve

Trailhead: 33.69483, -84.11074

Weather Sep 7: Drizzle, high 100°F / low 72° · precip 16% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miBear left onto Arabia Mountain PATH, heading S.
  3. 1.6 miContinue straight onto Forest Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  6. 100 ftContinue straight onto Mile Rock Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miBear left onto To Mile Rock Trail, heading SW.
  8. 150 ftBear right onto Arabia Mountain PATH, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miBear left onto To Mile Rock Trail, heading NE.
  11. 150 ftBear right onto Mile Rock Trail, heading NE.
  12. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn left onto Forest Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Arabia Mountain PATH, heading NE.
  15. 1.6 miBear right, heading N.
  16. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

87% paved6% dirt1% boardwalk6% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 100°F72°
Precip16%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity78%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
100°70° 12 AM: 7% rain1 AM: 3% rain2 AM: 2% rain3 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 2% rain2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 1% rain4 PM: 11% rain5 PM: 16% rain6 PM: 15% rain7 PM: 9% rain8 PM: 16% rain9 PM: 14% rain10 PM: 12% rain11 PM: 8% rain
Sunrise 7:15 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Mon 85°72° 25%
Tue 86°69°
Wed 90°66°
Thu 94°68° 53%
Fri 93°72° 48%
Sat 96°69° 32%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:34 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM — 8 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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