Davidson-Arabia Nature Preserve
Arabia Mountain Viewpoint–Arabia Lake, 7 sights
12 mi · ▲ 815 ft · 4 hr 24 min
Arabia Mountain Viewpoint–Arabia Lake, 7 sights is a 12-mile out-and-back in Davidson-Arabia Nature Preserve near Klondike, GA. The route passes Arabia Mountain Viewpoint and Arabia Lake. It climbs 815 ft. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Arabia Mountain Viewpoint–Arabia Lake, 7 sights
12 mi · ▲ 815 ft · 4 hr 24 min
Elevation 689–1,007 ft
Out & Back · Davidson-Arabia Nature Preserve
Trailhead: Arabia Mountain PATH · 33.64961, -84.14922
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Arabia Mountain PATH, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto abandoned track, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Arabia Mountain PATH, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Flat Rock Spur PATH, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Boomerang Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Arabia Mountain PATH, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miPass Arabia Mountain Viewpoint.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Forest Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miPass Arabia Lake.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Arabia Mountain PATH, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Meadow Loop Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Woodland Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miReach Arabia Mountain Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Meadow Loop Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Arabia Mountain PATH, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Forest Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Arabia Mountain PATH, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Boomerang Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Flat Rock Spur PATH, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Arabia Mountain PATH, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto abandoned track, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Arabia Mountain PATH, heading SW.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.6 mi in (~125 min). Leave by 5:31 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Arabia Mountain PATH Trailhead
- Arabia Mountain PATH 2.3 mi · ▲ 172 ft
- Arabia Mountain PATH 2.9 mi · ▲ 202 ft
- Candler School Spur PATH via Arabia Mountain PATH 3.2 mi · ▲ 223 ft
- Arabia Mountain Viewpoint via Arabia Mountain PATH 3.5 mi · ▲ 202 ft
- Arabia Mountain Path 3.8 mi · ▲ 249 ft
- Arabia Mountain PATH 4 mi · ▲ 202 ft
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