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Eagle's Rest Park

Southern Viewing Deck–Abandoned CCC Road, 3 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 1,167 ft · 2 hr 13 min

Southern Viewing Deck–Abandoned CCC Road, 3 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Eagle's Rest Park near Marblehill, GA. The route reaches Southern Viewing Deck. It climbs 1,167 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi2,070 – 3,274 ft · steepest grade: 21%5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Boy Scout Steps 34.48594, -84.33157
Nearest town Marblehill, GA
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Southern Viewing Deck–Abandoned CCC Road, 3 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 1,167 ft · 2 hr 13 min

Elevation 2,072–3,273 ft

Out & Back · Eagle's Rest Park

Trailhead: Boy Scout Steps · 34.48594, -84.33157

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

  1. Start on Boy Scout Steps, heading S.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Connecting Trail, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Eagle's Rest Trail, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftPass Southern Viewing Deck.
  5. 50 ftTurn right onto Ogelthorpe Mountain Trail, heading S.
  6. 350 ftTurn right onto Grassy Knob Vista Trail, heading S.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ogelthorpe Mountain Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miSharp left onto Abandoned CCC Road, heading W.
  9. 1.5 miBear right onto private trail, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftBear left onto Abandoned CCC Road, heading SE.
  11. 0.4 miReach Southern Viewing Deck, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.4 miBear right onto private trail, heading W.
  13. 50 ftBear left onto Abandoned CCC Road, heading NW.
  14. 1.5 miSharp right onto Ogelthorpe Mountain Trail, heading N.
  15. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Grassy Knob Vista Trail, heading E.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto Ogelthorpe Mountain Trail, heading E.
  17. 300 ftTurn left onto Eagle's Rest Trail, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftTurn right onto Connecting Trail, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Boy Scout Steps, heading NW.
  20. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/southern-viewing-deck-out-back

Weather

Sunrise 7:15 AMSunset 7:59 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:39 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:59 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:24 PM.

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