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Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area

Reservoir Road via Orange Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 57 min

Reservoir Road via Orange Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area near Barrettsville, GA. It is mostly level, with 169 ft of elevation gain. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,178 – 1,306 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Orange Trail 34.35502, -84.16848
Nearest town Barrettsville, GA
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Reservoir Road via Orange Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 57 min

Elevation 1,177–1,306 ft

Out & Back · Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: Orange Trail · 34.35502, -84.16848

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:14 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

  1. Start on Orange Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.7 miTurn right onto Orange-Blue Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  4. 150 ftContinue straight onto Reservoir Road, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miReach Reservoir Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Orange-Blue Trail, heading NE.
  9. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.7 miArrive 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/reservoir-road-out-back-d647

Trail surface

56% dirt36% gravel8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:14 AMSunset 7:58 PM

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