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.

Elevation

0 mi673 – 873 ft14.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.62435, -84.17289
Nearest town Hidden Lakes, GA

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Park Road, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Panola Mountain Greenway, heading S.
  3. 100 ftBear left onto Fitness Trail, heading E.
  4. 400 ftTurn right onto Connecting Trail, heading N.
  5. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Watershed Trail, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftSharp left onto Panola Mountain Greenway, heading SE.
  9. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  10. 0.8 miTurn left onto Rockdale River Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.4 miPass Rockdale River Viewpoint.
  12. 350 ftBear left onto Arabia Mountain Path, heading NW.
  13. 0.8 miBear right, heading N.
  14. 250 ftBear left onto abandoned track, heading NE.
  15. 250 ftBear right onto Arabia Mountain Path, heading N.
  16. 2.5 miTurn right onto abandoned track, heading NW.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 300 ftContinue straight onto Arabia Mountain PATH, heading S.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  20. 0.1 miBear left onto Flat Rock Spur PATH, heading NE.
  21. 0.5 miSharp right onto Boomerang Trail, heading NW.
  22. 0.1 miReach Rockdale River Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 0.1 miSharp left onto Flat Rock Spur PATH, heading NW.
  24. 0.5 miBear right onto Arabia Mountain PATH, heading SE.
  25. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  26. 0.2 miContinue straight onto abandoned track, heading S.
  27. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  28. 0.1 miTurn left onto Arabia Mountain PATH, heading NW.
  29. 2.5 miBear left onto abandoned track, heading S.
  30. 200 ftBear right, heading S.
  31. 250 ftBear left onto Arabia Mountain Path, heading S.
  32. 0.8 miBear right onto Rockdale River Trail, heading SE.
  33. 0.5 miTurn right onto Panola Mountain Greenway, heading E.
  34. 0.8 miBear right, heading SW.
  35. 0.5 miSharp right, heading SW.
  36. 50 ftTurn left onto Watershed Trail, heading S.
  37. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  38. 50 ftTurn left onto Connecting Trail, heading S.
  39. 250 ftTurn left onto Fitness Trail, heading S.
  40. 450 ftBear right onto Panola Mountain Greenway, heading SE.
  41. 50 ftTurn right onto Fitness Trail, heading S.
  42. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

89% paved4% dirt2% boardwalk1% grass4% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 102°F72°
Precip17%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity73%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
105°70° 12 AM: 7% rain1 AM: 3% rain2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 2% rain5 AM: 1% rain2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 3% rain4 PM: 11% rain5 PM: 15% rain6 PM: 15% rain7 PM: 9% rain8 PM: 17% rain9 PM: 15% rain10 PM: 12% rain11 PM: 7% rain
Sunrise 7:16 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Mon 86°73° 20%
Tue 85°70°
Wed 90°66°
Thu 94°69° 53%
Fri 94°72° 48%
Sat 96°69° 32%

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.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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