Hard Labor Creek State Park
Blue Loop & Connector Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 57 min
Blue Loop & Connector Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Hard Labor Creek State Park near Rutledge, GA. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Blue Loop & Connector Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 57 min
Elevation 650–744 ft
Out & Back · Hard Labor Creek State Park
Trailhead: 33.66217, -83.62870
Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 82°F / low 72° · precip 25% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto waste area, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Green Loop Access, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Blue Loop, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Blue Shortcut, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Blue Loop, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Red Loop, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Connector Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto waste area, heading SW.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM — 7 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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