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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.

Elevation

0 mi715 – 869 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Fitness Trail 33.62317, -84.17000
Nearest town Hidden Lakes, GA

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 100 ftTurn left onto Connecting Trail, heading SE.
  3. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Watershed Trail, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftSharp left onto Panola Mountain Greenway, heading NE.
  7. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  8. 0.8 miTurn right onto Rockdale River Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miPass Upper Alexander Lake.
  10. 350 ftSharp left onto Abandoned golf cart path, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  12. 300 ftBear right, heading E.
  13. 50 ftReach Lower Alexander Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  15. 350 ftSharp right onto Rockdale River Trail, heading NE.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left onto Panola Mountain Greenway, heading W.
  17. 0.8 miBear right, heading SW.
  18. 0.5 miSharp right, heading S.
  19. 50 ftTurn left onto Watershed Trail, heading S.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftTurn left onto Connecting Trail, heading SW.
  22. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  23. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

88% paved6% grass5% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 102°F72°
Precip17%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity73%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
105°70° 12 AM: 7% rain1 AM: 3% rain2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 2% rain5 AM: 1% rain2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 3% rain4 PM: 11% rain5 PM: 15% rain6 PM: 15% rain7 PM: 9% rain8 PM: 17% rain9 PM: 15% rain10 PM: 12% rain11 PM: 7% rain
Sunrise 7:15 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Mon 86°73° 20%
Tue 85°70°
Wed 90°66°
Thu 94°69° 53%
Fri 94°72° 48%
Sat 96°69° 32%

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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