Rock Outcrop Viewpoint–Upper Alexander Lake, 6 sights is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Panola Mountain State Park near Klondike, GA. The route passes Lower Alexander Lake and Upper Alexander Lake before reaching Rock Outcrop Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 305 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi709 – 912 ft5.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Rockdale River Trail 33.63258, -84.14743
Nearest town Klondike, GA
Directions
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Rock Outcrop Viewpoint–Upper Alexander Lake, 6 sights
4.2 mi · ▲ 305 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Elevation 709–913 ft
Out & Back · Panola Mountain State Park
Trailhead: Rockdale River Trail · 33.63258, -84.14743
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Rockdale River Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Lower Alexander Lake.
- 50 ftPass Upper Alexander Lake.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Panola Mountain Greenway, heading W.
- 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.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Connecting Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Rock Outcrop Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach Rock Outcrop Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear left onto Connecting Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rock Outcrop Trail, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Watershed Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Panola Mountain Greenway, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Rockdale River Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
77% paved21% dirt2% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:15 AMSunset 7:56 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Rockdale River Trail Trailhead
- Panola Mountain Viewing Platform Viewpoint–Upper Alexander Lake, 4 lakes 2.9 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- Rock Outcrop Viewpoint–Upper Alexander Lake, 6 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 305 ft
- Upper Alexander Lake–Watershed Viewpoint, 4 lakes 4.3 mi · ▲ 193 ft
- Watershed Viewpoint–Lower Alexander Lake, 4 lakes 4.5 mi · ▲ 301 ft
- Watershed Viewpoint–Lower Alexander Lake, 4 lakes 4.6 mi · ▲ 362 ft
- Upper Alexander Lake–Lower Alexander Lake, 3 lakes 4.7 mi · ▲ 336 ft
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