Black Rock Lake & Taylor Chapel Road via Edmonds Trail (East Fork) is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Black Rock Mountain State Park near Mountain City, GA. The route reaches Black Rock Lake. It climbs 1,039 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi2,267 – 2,982 ft · steepest grade: 28%3.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Taylor Chapel Road 34.91788, -83.40172
Nearest town Mountain City, GA
Directions
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Black Rock Lake & Taylor Chapel Road via Edmonds Trail (East Fork)
3.6 mi · ▲ 1,039 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Elevation 2,268–2,983 ft
Out & Back · Black Rock Mountain State Park
Trailhead: Taylor Chapel Road · 34.91788, -83.40172
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
- Start on Taylor Chapel Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Edmonds Trail (East Fork), heading NW.
- 200 ftBear right onto Taylor Chapel Road, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Edmonds Trail (West Fork), heading SW.
- 150 ftPass Black Rock Lake.
- 1.2 miSharp left onto Edmonds Trail (East Fork), heading W.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Taylor Chapel Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
17% paved83% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:11 AMSunset 7:55 PM
More from Taylor Chapel Road Trailhead
- Taylor Chapel Road 2.7 mi · ▲ 896 ft
- Edmonds Trail (East Fork)–Edmonds Trail (West Fork), 3 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 1,411 ft
- Edmonds Trail (East Fork)–Edmonds Trail (West Fork), 4 sights 5.4 mi · ▲ 1,511 ft
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