Panola Mountain Viewing Platform Viewpoint–Upper Alexander Lake, 4 lakes is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Panola Mountain State Park near Klondike, GA. The route passes Scout Lake and Upper Alexander Lake before reaching Panola Mountain Viewing Platform Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 167 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi676 – 863 ft2.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.63854, -84.15084
Nearest town Klondike, GA
Directions
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Panola Mountain Viewing Platform Viewpoint–Upper Alexander Lake, 4 lakes
2.1 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 47 min
Elevation 676–864 ft
Out & Back · Panola Mountain State Park
Trailhead: 33.63854, -84.15084
Weather Sep 7: Light drizzle, high 87°F / low 73° · precip 26% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Scout Lake.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Abandoned golf cart path, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Rockdale River Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Upper Alexander Lake.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Panola Mountain Greenway, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Panola Mountain Viewing Platform, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach Panola Mountain Viewing Platform Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Panola Mountain Greenway, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Rockdale River Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Abandoned golf cart path, heading E.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
68% paved11% boardwalk3% dirt2% gravel16% unspecified
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 87°F73°
Precip26%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity79%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°70°
Sunrise 7:15 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Tue
86°70°
Wed
91°67°
Thu
95°69°
53%
Fri
94°73°
48%
Sat
97°70°
32%
Sun
97°69°
18%
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Watershed Viewpoint–Upper Alexander Lake, 4 lakes 3.6 mi · ▲ 274 ft
- Watershed Viewpoint–Upper Alexander Lake, 4 lakes 3.7 mi · ▲ 303 ft
- Upper Alexander Lake–Scout Lake, 3 lakes 7 mi · ▲ 526 ft
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