Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area
Falls Creek Road and Trail–Rocky Ford Trail Loop, 9 sights
9.7 mi · ▲ 2,166 ft · 4 hr 19 min
Falls Creek Road and Trail–Rocky Ford Trail Loop, 9 sights is a 9.7-mile loop in Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area near Burnt Mountain Estates, GA. It climbs 2,166 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Falls Creek Road and Trail–Rocky Ford Trail Loop, 9 sights
9.7 mi · ▲ 2,166 ft · 4 hr 19 min
Elevation 1,500–3,016 ft
Loop · Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: Tobacco Pouch Road · 34.50686, -84.33485
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Tobacco Pouch Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Tobacco Pouch Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn right onto Rocky Ford Trail, heading S.
- 1.4 miBear right onto Windy Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rocky Ford Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Turner Trail, heading SE.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Wildcat Campground Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Wildcat Creek Trail, heading N.
- 3.7 miTurn right onto Tobacco Pouch Road, heading W.
- 150 ftThe loop closes 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Tobacco Pouch Road Trailhead
- Tobacco Pouch Road and Trail via Tobacco Pouch Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 526 ft
- Fall Creek Waterfall–Fall Creek Waterfall view, 3 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 1,294 ft
- Fall Creek Waterfall–Fall Creek Waterfall view, 5 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 1,455 ft
- Waterfall #4–Falls Creek Road and Trail, 4 sights 6.3 mi · ▲ 1,721 ft
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