Lower Alexander Lake–Upper Alexander Lake, 3 lakes is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Panola Mountain State Park near Hidden Lakes, GA. The route passes Upper Alexander Lake before reaching Lower Alexander Lake at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 246 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Lower Alexander Lake–Upper Alexander Lake, 3 lakes
3.3 mi · ▲ 246 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Elevation 715–868 ft
Out & Back · Panola Mountain State Park
Trailhead: Fitness Trail · 33.62317, -84.17000
Weather Sep 7: Partly cloudy, high 102°F / low 72° · precip 17% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Connecting Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Watershed Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Panola Mountain Greenway, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Rockdale River Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miPass Upper Alexander Lake.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Abandoned golf cart path, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 300 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Lower Alexander Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Rockdale River Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Panola Mountain Greenway, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Watershed Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Connecting Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Fitness Trail Trailhead
- Panola Mountain Viewing Platform Viewpoint via Panola Mountain Greenway 2 mi · ▲ 160 ft
- Panola Mountain Greenway 2.7 mi · ▲ 162 ft
- Panola Mountain Greenway 2.9 mi · ▲ 163 ft
- Upper Alexander Lake–Scout Lake, 3 lakes 3.5 mi · ▲ 247 ft
- Panola Mountain Greenway 3.8 mi · ▲ 303 ft
- Rockdale River Viewpoint & Panola Mountain Greenway 3.9 mi · ▲ 296 ft
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