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Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area

Forestar Road–Goshen Road, 4 sights

4.3 mi · ▲ 554 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Forestar Road–Goshen Road, 4 sights is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area near Afton, GA. It climbs 554 ft. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,463 – 1,703 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Whelchel Road 34.51011, -84.27805
Nearest town Afton, GA
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Forestar Road–Goshen Road, 4 sights

4.3 mi · ▲ 554 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 1,462–1,703 ft

Out & Back · Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: Whelchel Road · 34.51011, -84.27805

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

  1. Start on Whelchel Road, heading NE.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left onto Goshen Road, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftBear right onto Whelchel Road, heading SE.
  4. 0.3 miBear left onto WMA Road, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miContinue straight onto 4WD, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Forestar Road, heading SE.
  8. 0.9 miReach Whelchel Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.9 miBear left onto 4WD, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto WMA Road, heading W.
  11. 0.3 miBear right onto Whelchel Road, heading NW.
  12. 0.3 miBear left onto Goshen Road, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftTurn right onto Whelchel Road, heading NW.
  14. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/forestar-road-goshen-road-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

36% gravel64% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:15 AMSunset 7:58 PM

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