Hard Labor Creek State Park
Blue Trail
9.7 mi · ▲ 828 ft · 3 hr 39 min
Blue Trail is a 9.7-mile out-and-back in Hard Labor Creek State Park near Fairplay, GA. It climbs 828 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Blue Trail
9.7 mi · ▲ 828 ft · 3 hr 39 min
Elevation 532–761 ft
Out & Back · Hard Labor Creek State Park
Trailhead: 33.66538, -83.59333
Weather Sep 7: Light drizzle, high 102°F / low 72° · precip 25% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading N.
- 4.1 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 NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading NE.
- 3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 7:01 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Lake Rutledge & Red Loop via Blue Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 333 ft
- Lake Rutledge–Red Loop, 3 sights 7.4 mi · ▲ 629 ft
- White mark trail via Blue Trail 10.6 mi · ▲ 888 ft
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