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Davidson-Arabia Nature Preserve

Panola Mountain Viewing Platform Viewpoint–Rockdale River Viewpoint, 4 sights

12.5 mi · ▲ 751 ft · 4 hr 33 min

Panola Mountain Viewing Platform Viewpoint–Rockdale River Viewpoint, 4 sights is a 12.5-mile out-and-back in Davidson-Arabia Nature Preserve near Bramblewood, GA. The route passes Rockdale River Viewpoint before reaching Panola Mountain Viewing Platform Viewpoint at the turnaround, 6.2 miles in. It climbs 751 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi673 – 863 ft13.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Flat Rock Spur PATH 33.66858, -84.15018
Nearest town Bramblewood, GA
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Panola Mountain Viewing Platform Viewpoint–Rockdale River Viewpoint, 4 sights

12.5 mi · ▲ 751 ft · 4 hr 33 min

Elevation 673–864 ft

Out & Back · Davidson-Arabia Nature Preserve

Trailhead: Flat Rock Spur PATH · 33.66858, -84.15018

Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 84°F / low 73° · precip 30% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Flat Rock Spur PATH, heading E.
  2. 1.3 miBear right onto Arabia Mountain PATH, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto abandoned track, heading S.
  5. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Arabia Mountain PATH, heading SW.
  7. 2.5 miBear left onto abandoned track, heading S.
  8. 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
  9. 250 ftBear left onto Arabia Mountain Path, heading S.
  10. 0.8 miPass Rockdale River Viewpoint.
  11. 350 ftBear right onto Rockdale River Trail, heading E.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right onto Panola Mountain Greenway, heading SE.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right onto Panola Mountain Viewing Platform, heading W.
  14. 0.1 miReach Panola Mountain Viewing Platform Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left onto Panola Mountain Greenway, heading NW.
  16. 0.5 miTurn left onto Rockdale River Trail, heading NE.
  17. 0.5 miBear left onto Arabia Mountain Path, heading N.
  18. 0.8 miBear right, heading NW.
  19. 250 ftBear left onto abandoned track, heading E.
  20. 250 ftBear right onto Arabia Mountain Path, heading NE.
  21. 2.5 miTurn right onto abandoned track, heading NW.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  23. 300 ftContinue straight onto Arabia Mountain PATH, heading SE.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  25. 0.1 miBear left onto Flat Rock Spur PATH, heading NE.
  26. 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/panola-mountain-viewing-platform-viewpoint-rockdale-river-viewpoint-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

91% paved4% boardwalk1% grass4% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 84°F73°
Precip30%Wind7 mphUV6Humidity83%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°70° 12 AM: 5% rain1 AM: 10% rain2 AM: 7% rain3 AM: 8% rain4 AM: 8% rain5 AM: 8% rain6 AM: 8% rain7 AM: 4% rain8 AM: 3% rain9 AM: 3% rain10 AM: 5% rain11 AM: 5% rain12 PM: 4% rain1 PM: 10% rain2 PM: 9% rain3 PM: 15% rain4 PM: 23% rain5 PM: 26% rain6 PM: 30% rain7 PM: 18% rain8 PM: 13% rain9 PM: 9% rain10 PM: 6% rain11 PM: 4% rain
Sunrise 7:15 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Tue 86°70°
Wed 91°67°
Thu 95°69° 53%
Fri 94°73° 48%
Sat 97°70° 32%
Sun 97°69° 18%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.9 mi in (~104 min). Leave by 5:52 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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