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South Rockdale Community Park

Horse Trail & Primitive trail via Rockdale River Trail

4 mi · ▲ 578 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Horse Trail & Primitive trail via Rockdale River Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in South Rockdale Community Park near Richardson, GA. It climbs 578 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi650 – 889 ft · steepest grade: 24%4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.61138, -84.13682
Nearest town Richardson, GA
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Horse Trail & Primitive trail via Rockdale River Trail

4 mi · ▲ 578 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 650–890 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right onto Primitive trail, heading SE.
  5. 450 ftTurn left onto White mark trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto red marks, heading SE.
  7. 500 ftSharp right onto Rockdale River Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Ken Miller Loop, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rockdale River Trail, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ken Miller Loop, heading SE.
  12. 150 ftContinue straight onto Rockdale River Trail, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftBear left onto Ken Miller Loop, heading SE.
  14. 200 ftContinue straight onto Rockdale River Trail, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ken Miller Loop, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 0.1 miBear left onto blue mark trail, heading E.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ken Miller Loop, heading E.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  20. 50 ftTurn left onto South Rock, heading E.
  21. 250 ftSharp left onto Horse Trail, heading SE.
  22. 250 ftReach Primitive trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 250 ftSharp right onto South Rock, heading S.
  24. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  25. 50 ftTurn left onto Ken Miller Loop, heading S.
  26. 50 ftContinue straight onto blue mark trail, heading SW.
  27. 50 ftBear right onto Ken Miller Loop, heading SW.
  28. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  29. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Rockdale River Trail, heading N.
  30. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ken Miller Loop, heading N.
  31. 200 ftBear right onto Rockdale River Trail, heading NW.
  32. 100 ftContinue straight onto Ken Miller Loop, heading NW.
  33. 100 ftContinue straight onto Rockdale River Trail, heading N.
  34. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ken Miller Loop, heading NE.
  35. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  36. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  37. 200 ftContinue straight onto Rockdale River Trail, heading N.
  38. 350 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  39. 450 ftContinue straight onto red marks, heading NW.
  40. 50 ftTurn right onto White mark trail, heading NW.
  41. 0.2 miTurn right onto Primitive trail, heading W.
  42. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  43. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  44. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  45. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/horse-trail-primitive-trail-out-back-via-rockdale-river-trail

Trail surface

55% dirt6% paved39% unspecified

Weather

Heavy showersTemperature 86°F73°
Precip27%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity78%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°70° 12 AM: 5% rain1 AM: 11% rain2 AM: 9% rain3 AM: 7% rain4 AM: 9% rain5 AM: 7% rain6 AM: 5% rain7 AM: 4% rain8 AM: 2% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 4% rain11 AM: 4% rain12 PM: 3% rain1 PM: 8% rain2 PM: 7% rain3 PM: 9% rain4 PM: 21% rain5 PM: 27% rain6 PM: 25% rain7 PM: 12% rain8 PM: 7% rain9 PM: 5% rain10 PM: 5% rain11 PM: 8% rain
Sunrise 7:15 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Tue 84°70°
Wed 90°66°
Thu 94°68° 52%
Fri 93°72° 48%
Sat 96°68° 32%
Sun 96°68° 17%

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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