Hard Labor Creek State Park
Blue Trail
8.4 mi · ▲ 723 ft · 3 hr 10 min
Blue Trail is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Hard Labor Creek State Park near Fairplay, GA. It climbs 723 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Blue Trail
8.4 mi · ▲ 723 ft · 3 hr 10 min
Elevation 532–761 ft
Out & Back · Hard Labor Creek State Park
Trailhead: Blue Trail · 33.66912, -83.58803
Weather Sep 7: Light drizzle, high 102°F / low 72° · precip 25% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
- Start on Blue Trail, heading SE.
- 3.5 miTurn right onto Orange Loop, heading S.
- 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 N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading NE.
- 3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.4 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 0.5 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 7:18 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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