Cascades–Arabia Mountain Viewpoint, 9 sights is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in Davidson-Arabia Nature Preserve near Bramblewood, GA. The route passes Cascades, Arabia Mountain Viewpoint, Arabia Lake and Frog Pond. It climbs 368 ft. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi702 – 843 ft7.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Flat Rock Spur PATH 33.66858, -84.15018
Nearest town Bramblewood, GA
Directions
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Cascades–Arabia Mountain Viewpoint, 9 sights
7.3 mi · ▲ 368 ft · 2 hr 37 min
Elevation 703–843 ft
Out & Back · Davidson-Arabia Nature Preserve
Trailhead: Flat Rock Spur PATH · 33.66858, -84.15018
Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 84°F / low 73° · precip 30% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftPass Cascades.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Cascade Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto abandoned trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Cascade Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Flat Rock Spur PATH, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Boomerang Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Arabia Mountain PATH, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miPass Arabia Mountain Viewpoint.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Forest Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miPass Arabia Lake.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Mile Rock Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Frog Pond.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Arabia Mountain PATH, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Klondike Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miReach Cascades, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Arabia Mountain PATH, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Mile Rock Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Forest Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Arabia Mountain PATH, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Boomerang Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Flat Rock Spur PATH, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Cascade Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto abandoned trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Cascade Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
49% dirt34% paved15% boardwalk2% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 84°F73°
Precip30%Wind7 mphUV6Humidity83%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°70°
Sunrise 7:15 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Tue
86°70°
Wed
91°67°
Thu
95°69°
53%
Fri
94°73°
48%
Sat
97°70°
32%
Sun
97°69°
18%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Flat Rock Spur PATH Trailhead
- Exposed rock–Cascades, 4 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 364 ft
- Arabia Mountain Viewpoint & Boomerang Trail via Arabia Mountain PATH 3.3 mi · ▲ 220 ft
- Rock outcrop–Boomerang Trail, 3 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 194 ft
- Cascades–Boomerang Trail, 5 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 284 ft
- rocks–Arabia Mountain Viewpoint, 4 viewpoints 4.8 mi · ▲ 220 ft
- Boomerang Trail–Candler School Spur PATH, 5 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 458 ft
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