Hard Labor Creek State Park
Red Loop
2.7 mi · ▲ 89 ft · 57 min
Red Loop is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Hard Labor Creek State Park near Rutledge, GA. It is mostly level, with 89 ft of elevation gain. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Red Loop
2.7 mi · ▲ 89 ft · 57 min
Elevation 623–730 ft
Out & Back · Hard Labor Creek State Park
Trailhead: 33.66357, -83.61539
Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 82°F / low 72° · precip 25% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Red Loop, heading W.
- 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miArrive 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 7:35 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:55 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:20 PM.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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