Panola Mountain Viewing Platform Viewpoint–Upper Alexander Lake, 5 sights is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Panola Mountain State Park near Klondike, GA. The route passes Lower Alexander Lake and Upper Alexander Lake before reaching Panola Mountain Viewing Platform Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It climbs 452 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi682 – 863 ft5.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Rockdale River Trail 33.62380, -84.13031
Nearest town Klondike, GA
Directions
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Panola Mountain Viewing Platform Viewpoint–Upper Alexander Lake, 5 sights
5.4 mi · ▲ 452 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Elevation 683–864 ft
Out & Back · Panola Mountain State Park
Trailhead: Rockdale River Trail · 33.62380, -84.13031
Weather Sep 7: Drizzle, high 99°F / low 72° · precip 17% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Rockdale River Trail, heading N.
- 1.6 miPass Lower Alexander Lake.
- 50 ftPass Upper Alexander Lake.
- 0.6 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.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 1.7 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
94% paved4% boardwalk1% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
DrizzleTemperature 99°F72°
Precip17%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity78%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
100°70°
Sunrise 7:15 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Mon
86°73°
19%
Tue
84°70°
Wed
91°67°
Thu
95°69°
53%
Fri
94°73°
47%
Sat
97°70°
32%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Rockdale River Trail Trailhead
- Green Jeans–Primitive trail, 3 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 686 ft
- Alexander Lake Viewpoint–Upper Alexander Lake, 4 lakes 4.1 mi · ▲ 330 ft
- Horse Trail–Primitive trail Loop, 3 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 662 ft
- Green Jeans–Primitive trail, 4 sights 5.9 mi · ▲ 830 ft
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