Mason Mill Park
Candler Lake–Old Decatur Waterworks Holding Tank, 6 lakes
2 mi · ▲ 64 ft · 42 min
Candler Lake–Old Decatur Waterworks Holding Tank, 6 lakes is a 2-mile out-and-back in Mason Mill Park near North Druid Hills, GA. The route passes Retention pond, Old Decatur Waterworks Holding Tank and Biology Pond before reaching Candler Lake at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 64 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Candler Lake–Old Decatur Waterworks Holding Tank, 6 lakes
2 mi · ▲ 64 ft · 42 min
Elevation 872–938 ft
Out & Back · Mason Mill Park
Trailhead: Mason Mill Central · 33.80638, -84.30158
Weather Sep 6: Overcast, high 94°F / low 73° · precip 16% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
- Start on Mason Mill Central, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left onto 11 switchbacks, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto South Peachtree Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Retention pond.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Old Decatur Waterworks Holding Tank.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Three Creeks Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Watershed Loop, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mason Mill Central, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp right onto ira b to path w of tracks, heading SW.
- 200 ftSharp left onto South Peachtree Creek PATH Trail - Clairmont Lake Spur, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto South Peachtree Creek PATH Trail - Bridge Under Clairmont to Starvine Way, heading NW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Lake Loop Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftPass Biology Pond.
- 100 ftReach Candler Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto South Peachtree Creek PATH Trail - Bridge Under Clairmont to Starvine Way, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto ira b to path w of tracks, heading NE.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Mason Mill Central, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Watershed Loop, heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Three Creeks Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto South Peachtree Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto 11 switchbacks, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Mason Mill Central, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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