Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area
Orange Trail & Orange-Blue Trail
8.4 mi · ▲ 837 ft · 3 hr 13 min
Orange Trail & Orange-Blue Trail is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area near Barrettsville, GA. It climbs 837 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,043 – 1,319 ft8.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 34.34487, -84.18771
Nearest town Barrettsville, GA
Directions
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Orange Trail & Orange-Blue Trail
8.4 mi · ▲ 837 ft · 3 hr 13 min
Elevation 1,044–1,320 ft
Out & Back · Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 34.34487, -84.18771
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:14 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Mill Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Ram Road (Green Trail), heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto WMA Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Orange-Blue Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 1 miReach Orange Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto WMA Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Ram Road (Green Trail), heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Mill Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 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
67% dirt15% gravel18% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:14 AMSunset 7:58 PM
More from this trailhead
- Mill Road 2.5 mi · ▲ 298 ft
- Mill Road 2.7 mi · ▲ 339 ft
- Orange Trail & Ram Road (Green Trail) 2.8 mi · ▲ 172 ft
- Ram Road (Green Trail) Viewpoint & Orange Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 229 ft
- Green Road–Mill Road, 3 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 515 ft
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