Rock Outcrop Viewpoint–Rockdale River Viewpoint, 5 sights is a 9.3-mile out-and-back in Panola Mountain State Park near Miners Creek, GA. The route passes Rockdale River Viewpoint before reaching Rock Outcrop Viewpoint at the turnaround, 4.6 miles in. It climbs 379 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi673 – 896 ft10.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: South River Trail 33.65441, -84.18641
Nearest town Miners Creek, GA
Directions
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Rock Outcrop Viewpoint–Rockdale River Viewpoint, 5 sights
9.3 mi · ▲ 379 ft · 3 hr 17 min
Elevation 673–895 ft
Out & Back · Panola Mountain State Park
Trailhead: South River Trail · 33.65441, -84.18641
Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 85°F / low 73° · precip 25% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on South River Trail, heading NE.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Arabia Mountain PATH, heading S.
- 0.7 miPass Rockdale River Viewpoint.
- 450 ftBear right onto Rockdale River Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Panola Mountain Greenway, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Watershed Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Rock Outcrop Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach Rock Outcrop Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Watershed Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Panola Mountain Greenway, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Rockdale River Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Arabia Mountain Path, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto South River Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
87% paved10% dirt3% boardwalk
Weather
OvercastTemperature 85°F73°
Precip25%Wind7 mphUV6Humidity76%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°70°
Sunrise 7:16 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Tue
86°70°
Wed
91°67°
Thu
95°69°
53%
Fri
94°73°
49%
Sat
97°70°
32%
Sun
97°69°
18%
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from South River Trail Trailhead
- South River Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 116 ft
- South River Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Rockdale River Viewpoint via Arabia Mountain Path 4.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Alexander Lake Viewpoint–Upper Alexander Lake, 4 viewpoints 6.9 mi · ▲ 192 ft
- Panola Mountain Viewing Platform Viewpoint–Rockdale River Viewpoint, 3 viewpoints 7 mi · ▲ 191 ft
- Rock Outcrop Viewpoint–Rockdale River Viewpoint, 5 sights 9.2 mi · ▲ 379 ft
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