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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.

Elevation

0 mi673 – 830 ft12.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.66612, -84.13425
Nearest town Pine Mountain, GA

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 500 ftSharp right onto Arabia Mountain PATH, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miBear left onto Boomerang Trail, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn right onto Arabia Mountain PATH, heading S.
  6. 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto abandoned track, heading S.
  8. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto Arabia Mountain PATH, heading W.
  10. 2.5 miBear left onto abandoned track, heading S.
  11. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  12. 250 ftBear left onto Arabia Mountain Path, heading SW.
  13. 0.8 miBear left, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  16. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  17. 300 ftBear right, heading SE.
  18. 150 ftPass Scout Lake.
  19. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  20. 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
  21. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  22. 50 ftTurn left onto Abandoned golf cart path, heading S.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  24. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  25. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  26. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  28. 50 ftReach Lower Alexander Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  30. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  31. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  33. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  34. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  35. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  36. 500 ftBear right, heading E.
  37. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  38. 300 ftBear left, heading NW.
  39. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  40. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  41. 0.1 miBear right onto Arabia Mountain Path, heading N.
  42. 0.8 miBear right, heading NW.
  43. 250 ftBear left onto abandoned track, heading N.
  44. 250 ftBear right onto Arabia Mountain Path, heading N.
  45. 2.5 miTurn right onto abandoned track, heading SE.
  46. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  47. 250 ftContinue straight onto Arabia Mountain PATH, heading NW.
  48. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  49. 1 miTurn left onto Boomerang Trail, heading E.
  50. 50 ftBear right onto Arabia Mountain PATH, heading E.
  51. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  52. 100 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  53. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

78% paved4% grass2% boardwalk2% gravel14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:15 AMSunset 7:56 PM

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.

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