Black Rock Lake–Edmonds Trail (East Fork), 4 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back in Black Rock Mountain State Park near York, GA. The route reaches Black Rock Lake. It climbs 1,128 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi2,247 – 3,297 ft · steepest grade: 28%4.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Taylor Chapel Road 34.92414, -83.41051
Nearest town York, GA
Directions
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Black Rock Lake–Edmonds Trail (East Fork), 4 sights
4 mi · ▲ 1,128 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Elevation 2,248–3,299 ft
Out & Back · Black Rock Mountain State Park
Trailhead: Taylor Chapel Road · 34.92414, -83.41051
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Black Rock Lake.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Taylor Chapel Road, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 200 ftSharp right onto Edmonds Trail (West Fork), heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Edmonds Trail (East Fork), heading S.
- 150 ftBear right onto Edmonds Trail (West Fork), heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Edmonds Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miReach Black Rock Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Edmonds Trail (West Fork), heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Edmonds Trail (East Fork), heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Edmonds Trail (West Fork), heading SW.
- 1.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right onto Taylor Chapel Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
5% paved95% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:11 AMSunset 7:55 PM
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