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Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area

Rocky Ford Trail–Wildcat Creek Road / Turner Trail, 3 sights

3.3 mi · ▲ 761 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Rocky Ford Trail–Wildcat Creek Road / Turner Trail, 3 sights is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area near Afton, GA. It climbs 761 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,503 – 1,821 ft · steepest grade: 21%3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Turner Trail 34.49521, -84.28076
Nearest town Afton, GA
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Rocky Ford Trail–Wildcat Creek Road / Turner Trail, 3 sights

3.3 mi · ▲ 761 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Elevation 1,502–1,821 ft

Out & Back · Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: Turner Trail · 34.49521, -84.28076

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Turner Trail, heading SE.
  2. 250 ftBear left onto Wildcat Creek Road / Turner Trail, heading S.
  3. 1.3 miBear left onto Rocky Ford Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Windy Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  5. 150 ftContinue straight onto Rocky Ford Trail, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftReach Wildcat Creek Road / Turner Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Windy Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  8. 150 ftContinue straight onto Rocky Ford Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miBear right onto Turner Trail, heading SE.
  10. 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/rocky-ford-trail-out-back

Trail surface

48% dirt52% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:15 AMSunset 7:58 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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