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South Rockdale Community Park

Primitive trail via Rockdale River Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 489 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Primitive trail via Rockdale River Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in South Rockdale Community Park near Richardson, GA. It climbs 489 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi650 – 856 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: red mark trail 33.60555, -84.11575
Nearest town Richardson, GA
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Primitive trail via Rockdale River Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 489 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 650–856 ft

Out & Back · South Rockdale Community Park

Trailhead: red mark trail · 33.60555, -84.11575

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

  1. Start on red mark trail, heading W.
  2. 150 ftTurn right onto Green Jeans, heading W.
  3. 100 ftBear left onto red mark trail, heading W.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto Green Jeans, heading W.
  5. 450 ftTurn left onto Rockdale River Trail, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto South Rock, heading W.
  8. 50 ftBear left onto Ken Miller Loop, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
  12. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  13. 300 ftSharp left onto Rockdale River Trail, heading N.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  15. 500 ftContinue straight onto red marks, heading N.
  16. 50 ftTurn right onto White mark trail, heading N.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right onto Primitive trail, heading N.
  18. 0.3 miReach Primitive trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.3 miTurn left onto White mark trail, heading N.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left onto red marks, heading NW.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left onto Rockdale River Trail, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  23. 300 ftBear right, heading SW.
  24. 250 ftContinue straight onto Ken Miller Loop, heading SW.
  25. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  26. 0.2 miBear right onto South Rock, heading SE.
  27. 250 ftTurn left onto Rockdale River Trail, heading E.
  28. 50 ftTurn right onto Green Jeans, heading E.
  29. 450 ftBear right onto red mark trail, heading NE.
  30. 50 ftBear right onto Green Jeans, heading NE.
  31. 100 ftTurn left onto red mark trail, heading NE.
  32. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/primitive-trail-out-back

Trail surface

93% dirt1% paved6% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 99°F72°
Precip17%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity78%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
100°70° 12 AM: 6% rain1 AM: 3% rain2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 2% rain5 AM: 1% rain2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 2% rain4 PM: 10% rain5 PM: 17% rain6 PM: 15% rain7 PM: 9% rain8 PM: 16% rain9 PM: 16% rain10 PM: 14% rain11 PM: 8% rain
Sunrise 7:15 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Mon 86°73° 19%
Tue 84°70°
Wed 90°66°
Thu 94°69° 52%
Fri 93°72° 47%
Sat 96°68° 32%

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