Peeples Lake

3.9 mi · ▲ 735 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Peeples Lake is a 3.9-mile out-and-back near Dennis, GA. It climbs 735 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,214 – 1,536 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Peeples Lake 34.73314, -84.69173
Nearest town Dennis, GA

Directions

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Peeples Lake

3.9 mi · ▲ 735 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 1,214–1,536 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Peeples Lake · 34.73314, -84.69173

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 8:00 PM

  1. Start on Peeples Lake, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 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.

Weather

Sunrise 7:16 AMSunset 8:00 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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