Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area
Goldmine Road & Orange Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Goldmine Road & Orange Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area near Barrettsville, GA. It is mostly level, with 138 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Goldmine Road & Orange Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 1,234–1,320 ft
Out & Back · Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 34.34460, -84.17859
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:14 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Goldmine Road, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Ram Road (Green Trail), heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Mill Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach Goldmine Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Ram Road (Green Trail), heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 100 ftArrive 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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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.
More from this trailhead
- Ram Road (Green Trail) Viewpoint & Goldmine Road via Orange Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Goldmine Road–Orange Trail, 3 sights 5.8 mi · ▲ 360 ft
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