Hard Labor Creek State Park
Blue Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 274 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Blue Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Hard Labor Creek State Park near Fairplay, GA. It climbs 274 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Blue Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 274 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Elevation 581–761 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 left onto Blue Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
- 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto abandoned track, heading SE.
- 0.1 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 0.7 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 7:13 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 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 3.9 mi · ▲ 274 ft
- Blue Trail 6.5 mi · ▲ 580 ft
- Lake Rutledge–Red Loop, 3 sights 7.6 mi · ▲ 527 ft
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