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Eagle's Rest Park

Mount Oglethorpe–Western Viewing Deck, 6 sights

5.1 mi · ▲ 1,184 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Mount Oglethorpe–Western Viewing Deck, 6 sights is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Eagle's Rest Park near Marblehill, GA. The route passes Southern Viewing Deck and Western Viewing Deck before reaching Mount Oglethorpe at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 1,184 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi2,070 – 3,274 ft · steepest grade: 26%5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Abandoned CCC Road 34.46030, -84.31801
Nearest town Marblehill, GA
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Mount Oglethorpe–Western Viewing Deck, 6 sights

5.1 mi · ▲ 1,184 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Elevation 2,072–3,273 ft

Out & Back · Eagle's Rest Park

Trailhead: Abandoned CCC Road · 34.46030, -84.31801

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

  1. Start on Abandoned CCC Road, heading NW.
  2. 0.4 miBear right onto private trail, heading N.
  3. 50 ftBear left onto Abandoned CCC Road, heading NW.
  4. 1.5 miSharp right onto Ogelthorpe Mountain Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Grassy Knob Vista Trail, heading N.
  6. 100 ftTurn left onto Ogelthorpe Mountain Trail, heading N.
  7. 300 ftTurn left onto Eagle's Rest Trail, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftPass Southern Viewing Deck.
  9. 350 ftPass Western Viewing Deck.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto deck, heading W.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Eagle's Rest Trail, heading W.
  12. 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
  13. 250 ftReach Mount Oglethorpe, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 400 ftContinue straight onto deck, heading N.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Eagle's Rest Trail, heading N.
  16. 400 ftTurn right onto Ogelthorpe Mountain Trail, heading NW.
  17. 300 ftTurn right onto Grassy Knob Vista Trail, heading W.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ogelthorpe Mountain Trail, heading W.
  19. 0.4 miSharp left onto Abandoned CCC Road, heading W.
  20. 1.5 miBear right onto private trail, heading S.
  21. 50 ftBear left onto Abandoned CCC Road, heading S.
  22. 0.4 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/mount-oglethorpe-western-viewing-deck-out-back-6-sights-8-km

Trail surface

100% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:15 AMSunset 7:58 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:38 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:58 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:24 PM.

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