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Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area

Goldmine Road–Orange Trail, 3 sights

5.8 mi · ▲ 360 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Goldmine Road–Orange Trail, 3 sights is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area near Barrettsville, GA. It climbs 360 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,178 – 1,306 ft6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.34460, -84.17859
Nearest town Barrettsville, GA
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Goldmine Road–Orange Trail, 3 sights

5.8 mi · ▲ 360 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Elevation 1,177–1,306 ft

Out & Back · Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: 34.34460, -84.17859

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:14 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 150 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Goldmine Road, heading NW.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 150 ftTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.8 miContinue straight onto WMA Road, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.7 miTurn right onto Orange-Blue Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  11. 150 ftContinue straight onto Reservoir Road, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miReach Goldmine Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  15. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Orange-Blue Trail, heading NE.
  16. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading NE.
  19. 0.7 miTurn left onto WMA Road, heading SW.
  20. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading W.
  21. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
  22. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  23. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  24. 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  25. 50 ftArrive 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/goldmine-road-orange-trail-out-back-3-sights-9-km

Trail surface

60% dirt17% gravel23% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:14 AMSunset 7:58 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:38 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:58 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:23 PM.

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