Frog Pond & Meadow Loop Trail via Arabia Mountain PATH is a 5-mile out-and-back in Davidson-Arabia Nature Preserve near Pine Mountain, GA. The route reaches Frog Pond at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 193 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi830 – 1,014 ft5.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: House Ruins 33.68679, -84.12314
Nearest town Pine Mountain, GA
Directions
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Frog Pond & Meadow Loop Trail via Arabia Mountain PATH
5 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Elevation 830–1,013 ft
Out & Back · Davidson-Arabia Nature Preserve
Trailhead: House Ruins · 33.68679, -84.12314
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
- Start on House Ruins, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Meadow Loop Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Arabia Mountain PATH, heading S.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Forest Trail, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Mile Rock Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miReach Frog Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Forest Trail, heading NE.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Arabia Mountain PATH, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Meadow Loop Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto House Ruins, heading W.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
42% paved23% dirt22% grass13% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:15 AMSunset 7:56 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 7:13 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from House Ruins Trailhead
- Arabia Lake & Meadow Loop Trail via Arabia Mountain PATH 4.3 mi · ▲ 249 ft
- Arabia Mountain PATH & Meadow Loop Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 165 ft
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