AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Rabun

5 mi · ▲ 1,005 ft · 2 hr 10 min

Lake Rabun is a 5-mile out-and-back near Lakemont, GA. The route reaches Lake Rabun. It climbs 1,005 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,716 – 2,244 ft · steepest grade: 16%5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.75287, -83.48244
Nearest town Lakemont, GA
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Lake Rabun

5 mi · ▲ 1,005 ft · 2 hr 10 min

Elevation 1,715–2,244 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 34.75287, -83.48244

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 7:12 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Lake Rabun.
  3. 2.5 miReach Lake Rabun, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 2.5 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/lake-rabun-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:12 AMSunset 7:54 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead

Hikes near Lakemont, Georgia