Hard Labor Creek State Park
Blue Loop & Yellow Trail
7.3 mi · ▲ 407 ft · 2 hr 38 min
Blue Loop & Yellow Trail is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in Hard Labor Creek State Park near Rutledge, GA. It climbs 407 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Blue Loop & Yellow Trail
7.3 mi · ▲ 407 ft · 2 hr 38 min
Elevation 577–685 ft
Out & Back · Hard Labor Creek State Park
Trailhead: Beach Trail · 33.64268, -83.59487
Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 83°F / low 73° · precip 25% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start on Beach Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading NW.
- 2.7 miBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Red Loop, heading W.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Blue Loop, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Blue Shortcut, heading W.
- 100 ftBear right onto Blue Loop, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach Yellow Trail, 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 ftBear right onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
- 2.7 miTurn right onto Beach Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive 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 1.5 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
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