Panola Mountain State Park
Rockdale River Viewpoint–Panola Mountain Greenway, 3 sights
14.5 mi · ▲ 706 ft · 5 hr 11 min
Rockdale River Viewpoint–Panola Mountain Greenway, 3 sights is a 14.5-mile out-and-back in Panola Mountain State Park near Raiders Ridge, GA. The route reaches Rockdale River Viewpoint. It climbs 706 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi673 – 883 ft15.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: South River Trail 33.65785, -84.20039
Nearest town Raiders Ridge, GA
Directions
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Rockdale River Viewpoint–Panola Mountain Greenway, 3 sights
14.5 mi · ▲ 706 ft · 5 hr 11 min
Elevation 673–881 ft
Out & Back · Panola Mountain State Park
Trailhead: South River Trail · 33.65785, -84.20039
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on South River Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 2.2 miTurn right onto Arabia Mountain PATH, heading E.
- 0.6 miPass Rockdale River Viewpoint.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Rockdale River Trail, heading E.
- 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 SW.
- 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 SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Fitness Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Panola Mountain Greenway, heading W.
- 1.7 miReach Rockdale River Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miBear right onto Fitness Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Panola Mountain Greenway, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Fitness Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Connecting Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Watershed Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Panola Mountain Greenway, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Rockdale River Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Arabia Mountain Path, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto South River Trail, heading W.
- 1.7 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
95% paved2% dirt2% boardwalk1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:16 AMSunset 7:56 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from South River Trail Trailhead
- Watershed Viewpoint–Rockdale River Viewpoint, 4 sights 11.2 mi · ▲ 390 ft
- Watershed Viewpoint–Rockdale River Viewpoint, 4 sights 11.3 mi · ▲ 417 ft
- Arabia Mountain Viewpoint & South River Trail 13.1 mi · ▲ 529 ft
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