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Black Rock Lake–Edmonds Trail (East Fork), 6 sights is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Black Rock Mountain State Park near York, GA. The route reaches Black Rock Lake. It climbs 1,290 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,211 – 3,297 ft · steepest grade: 27%5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Taylor Chapel Road 34.92478, -83.41227
Nearest town York, GA

Directions

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Black Rock Lake–Edmonds Trail (East Fork), 6 sights

5.1 mi · ▲ 1,290 ft · 2 hr 21 min

Elevation 2,210–3,299 ft

Out & Back · Black Rock Mountain State Park

Trailhead: Taylor Chapel Road · 34.92478, -83.41227

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

  1. Start on Taylor Chapel Road, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Black Rock Lake.
  3. 500 ftBear right, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miSharp right onto Edmonds Trail (West Fork), heading NE.
  5. 1.2 miTurn left onto Edmonds Trail (East Fork), heading W.
  6. 150 ftBear right onto Edmonds Trail (West Fork), heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Edmonds Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.6 miSharp left onto Tennessee Rock Trail, heading E.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Edmonds Trail; Tennessee Rock Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.4 miReach Black Rock Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Tennessee Rock Trail, heading W.
  12. 50 ftSharp right onto Edmonds Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.6 miTurn right onto Edmonds Trail (West Fork), heading W.
  14. 50 ftBear left onto Edmonds Trail (East Fork), heading W.
  15. 150 ftTurn right onto Edmonds Trail (West Fork), heading W.
  16. 1.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  17. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  18. 100 ftContinue straight onto Taylor Chapel Road, heading E.
  19. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

6% paved94% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:11 AMSunset 7:55 PM

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