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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass Black Rock Lake.
  3. 400 ftContinue straight onto Taylor Chapel Road, heading E.
  4. 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
  5. 200 ftSharp right onto Edmonds Trail (West Fork), heading E.
  6. 1.2 miTurn left onto Edmonds Trail (East Fork), heading S.
  7. 150 ftBear right onto Edmonds Trail (West Fork), heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto Edmonds Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.6 miReach Black Rock Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.6 miTurn right onto Edmonds Trail (West Fork), heading N.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto Edmonds Trail (East Fork), heading N.
  12. 150 ftTurn right onto Edmonds Trail (West Fork), heading SW.
  13. 1.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  14. 150 ftBear right onto Taylor Chapel Road, heading NE.
  15. 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

5% paved95% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:11 AMSunset 7:55 PM

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