Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area
Ram Road (Green Trail) Viewpoint & Goldmine Road via Orange Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 48 min
Ram Road (Green Trail) Viewpoint & Goldmine Road via Orange Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area near Barrettsville, GA. The route reaches Ram Road (Green Trail) Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Ram Road (Green Trail) Viewpoint & Goldmine Road via Orange Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 48 min
Elevation 1,197–1,286 ft
Out & Back · Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 34.34460, -84.17859
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:14 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Goldmine Road, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Ram Road (Green Trail), heading NE.
- 0.4 miReach Ram Road (Green Trail) Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
- 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:38 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:58 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:23 PM.
More from this trailhead
- Goldmine Road & Orange Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 138 ft
- Goldmine Road–Orange Trail, 3 sights 5.8 mi · ▲ 360 ft
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