Panola Mountain State Park

Rockdale River Viewpoint & Panola Mountain Greenway

3.9 mi · ▲ 296 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Rockdale River Viewpoint & Panola Mountain Greenway is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Panola Mountain State Park near Hidden Lakes, GA. The route reaches Rockdale River Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 296 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi702 – 886 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.62512, -84.17044
Nearest town Hidden Lakes, GA

Directions

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Rockdale River Viewpoint & Panola Mountain Greenway

3.9 mi · ▲ 296 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Elevation 701–885 ft

Out & Back · Panola Mountain State Park

Trailhead: 33.62512, -84.17044

Weather Sep 7: Partly cloudy, high 102°F / low 72° · precip 17% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Watershed Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftSharp left onto Panola Mountain Greenway, heading S.
  5. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  6. 0.8 miTurn left onto Rockdale River Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.5 miReach Rockdale River Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right onto Panola Mountain Greenway, heading SE.
  9. 0.8 miBear right, heading W.
  10. 0.5 miSharp right, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Watershed Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  13. 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

90% paved9% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 102°F72°
Precip17%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity74%
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 7:15 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Mon 86°73° 20%
Tue 85°70°
Wed 90°66°
Thu 94°69° 53%
Fri 94°72° 48%
Sat 96°69° 32%

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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