Lower Alexander Lake–Scout Lake, 3 lakes is a 12-mile out-and-back in Davidson-Arabia Nature Preserve near Pine Mountain, GA. The route passes Scout Lake before reaching Lower Alexander Lake at the turnaround, 6 miles in. It climbs 582 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lower Alexander Lake–Scout Lake, 3 lakes
12 mi · ▲ 582 ft · 4 hr 17 min
Elevation 673–830 ft
Out & Back · Davidson-Arabia Nature Preserve
Trailhead: 33.66612, -84.13425
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 500 ftSharp right onto Arabia Mountain PATH, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Boomerang Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Arabia Mountain PATH, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto abandoned track, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Arabia Mountain PATH, heading W.
- 2.5 miBear left onto abandoned track, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left onto Arabia Mountain Path, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 300 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftPass Scout Lake.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Abandoned golf cart path, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Lower Alexander Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 500 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 300 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Arabia Mountain Path, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left onto abandoned track, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right onto Arabia Mountain Path, heading N.
- 2.5 miTurn right onto abandoned track, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Arabia Mountain PATH, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn left onto Boomerang Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Arabia Mountain PATH, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 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 4.0 mi in (~104 min). Leave by 5:52 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Arabia Mountain–Bradley Mountain, 6 summits 4.2 mi · ▲ 250 ft
- Cascades–Boomerang Trail, 4 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 297 ft
- Exposed rock–Boomerang Trail, 6 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 422 ft
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