South Rockdale Community Park
Green Jeans–Horse Trail, 5 sights
5 mi · ▲ 600 ft · 1 hr 58 min
Green Jeans–Horse Trail, 5 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in South Rockdale Community Park near Richardson, GA. It climbs 600 ft. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Green Jeans–Horse Trail, 5 sights
5 mi · ▲ 600 ft · 1 hr 58 min
Elevation 648–890 ft
Out & Back · South Rockdale Community Park
Trailhead: 33.61138, -84.13682
Weather Sep 7: Heavy showers, high 86°F / low 73° · precip 27% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Primitive trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left onto White mark trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto red marks, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Ken Miller Loop, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left onto Private trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Horse Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto South Rock, heading SE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Private trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Red Neck Drive Boulevard, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Rockdale River Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto South Rock, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rockdale River Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto South Rock, heading SE.
- 500 ftBear left onto Rockdale River Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Green Jeans, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left onto red mark trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Green Jeans, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Rockdale River Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto South Rock, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Ken Miller Loop, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miArrive 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 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:33 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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- Horse Trail & Primitive trail via Rockdale River Trail 4 mi · ▲ 578 ft
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