Panola Mountain State Park
Rockdale River Viewpoint–Boomerang Trail, 4 sights
13.1 mi · ▲ 769 ft · 4 hr 45 min
Rockdale River Viewpoint–Boomerang Trail, 4 sights is a 13.1-mile out-and-back in Panola Mountain State Park near Hidden Lakes, GA. The route reaches Rockdale River Viewpoint. It climbs 769 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Rockdale River Viewpoint–Boomerang Trail, 4 sights
13.1 mi · ▲ 769 ft · 4 hr 45 min
Elevation 673–873 ft
Out & Back · Panola Mountain State Park
Trailhead: 33.62435, -84.17289
Weather Sep 7: Partly cloudy, high 102°F / low 72° · precip 17% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Park Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Panola Mountain Greenway, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left onto Fitness Trail, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Connecting Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Watershed Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn 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 NE.
- 0.4 miPass Rockdale River Viewpoint.
- 350 ftBear left onto Arabia Mountain Path, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left onto abandoned track, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right onto Arabia Mountain Path, heading N.
- 2.5 miTurn right onto abandoned track, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Arabia Mountain PATH, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Flat Rock Spur PATH, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Boomerang Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miReach Rockdale River Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Flat Rock Spur PATH, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Arabia Mountain PATH, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto abandoned track, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Arabia Mountain PATH, heading NW.
- 2.5 miBear left onto abandoned track, heading S.
- 200 ftBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left onto Arabia Mountain Path, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Rockdale River Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Panola Mountain Greenway, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Watershed Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Connecting Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Fitness Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftBear right onto Panola Mountain Greenway, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Fitness Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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 3.4 mi in (~86 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Panola Mountain Greenway 3.1 mi · ▲ 160 ft
- Upper Alexander Lake–Lower Alexander Lake, 3 lakes 3.8 mi · ▲ 244 ft
- Alexander Lake Viewpoint & Upper Alexander Lake via Panola Mountain Greenway 3.9 mi · ▲ 215 ft
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