Hard Labor Creek State Park
Red Loop via Blue Trail
5.1 mi · ▲ 392 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Red Loop via Blue Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Hard Labor Creek State Park near Fairplay, GA. It climbs 392 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Red Loop via Blue Trail
5.1 mi · ▲ 392 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Elevation 577–761 ft
Out & Back · Hard Labor Creek State Park
Trailhead: 33.66807, -83.57243
Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 100°F / low 71° · precip 24% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:12 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miReach Red Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto cutoff, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Blue Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto cutoff, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Red Loop, heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 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 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Blue Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 221 ft
- Blue Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 221 ft
- Blue Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 219 ft
- Red Loop via Blue Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 334 ft
- Blue Trail 6.9 mi · ▲ 557 ft
- Blue Trail 10.5 mi · ▲ 835 ft
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