Hard Labor Creek State Park
Blue Trail
6.5 mi · ▲ 580 ft · 2 hr 27 min
Blue Trail is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Hard Labor Creek State Park near Fairplay, GA. It climbs 580 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Blue Trail
6.5 mi · ▲ 580 ft · 2 hr 27 min
Elevation 532–713 ft
Out & Back · Hard Labor Creek State Park
Trailhead: abandoned track · 33.65945, -83.58058
Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 82°F / low 72° · precip 27% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
- Start on abandoned track, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Blue Trail, heading S.
- 2.4 miTurn right onto Orange Loop, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Orange Loop, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading NE.
- 2.4 miTurn left onto abandoned track, heading N.
- 150 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 0.8 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 7:11 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from abandoned track Trailhead
- Blue Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 277 ft
- Blue Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 274 ft
- Blue Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 274 ft
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