Hard Labor Creek State Park
Blue Loop
2.8 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 59 min
Blue Loop is a 2.8-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 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Blue Loop
2.8 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 59 min
Elevation 623–730 ft
Out & Back · Hard Labor Creek State Park
Trailhead: 33.66357, -83.61539
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 S.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Red Loop, heading W.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Blue Loop, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Blue Shortcut, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear right onto Blue Loop, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Blue Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Blue Shortcut, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Blue Loop, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Red Loop, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.5 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:35 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:55 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:20 PM.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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