1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
2. 50 ftPass Lower Alexander Lake.
3. 50 ftPass Upper Alexander Lake.
4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
6. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
7. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
8. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
9. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
10. 300 ftTurn left onto Abandoned golf cart path, heading SW.
11. 50 ftPass Upper Alexander Lake.
12. 50 ftSharp right onto Rockdale River Trail, heading W.
13. 0.2 miTurn left onto Panola Mountain Greenway, heading NW.
14. 0.8 miBear right, heading W.
15. 0.5 miSharp right, heading S.
16. 50 ftTurn left onto Watershed Trail, heading S.
17. 0.3 miTurn right onto Rock Outcrop Trail, heading W.
18. 0.2 miReach Rock Outcrop Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
19. 0.2 miTurn left onto Watershed Trail, heading NW.
20. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
21. 50 ftSharp left onto Panola Mountain Greenway, heading SE.
22. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
23. 0.8 miTurn right onto Rockdale River Trail, heading NE.
24. 0.2 miSharp left onto Abandoned golf cart path, heading E.
25. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
26. 300 ftBear right, heading NE.
27. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
28. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
29. 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
30. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
31. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
32. 450 ftArrive 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/rock-outcrop-viewpoint-rock-outcrop-viewpoint-out-back-9-lakes-8-km