Upper Alexander Lake–Lower Alexander Lake, 3 lakes is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Panola Mountain State Park near Hidden Lakes, GA. The route passes Upper Alexander Lake before reaching Lower Alexander Lake at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 244 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi705 – 873 ft4.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.62435, -84.17289
Nearest town Hidden Lakes, GA
Directions
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Upper Alexander Lake–Lower Alexander Lake, 3 lakes
3.8 mi · ▲ 244 ft · 1 hr 23 min
Elevation 707–873 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
- Start on Park Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Panola Mountain Greenway, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Fitness Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Connecting Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Watershed Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Panola Mountain Greenway, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Rockdale River Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miPass Lower Alexander Lake.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 100 ftReach Upper Alexander Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Panola Mountain Greenway, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Watershed Trail, heading S.
- 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 S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Fitness Trail, heading S.
- 300 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
89% paved9% dirt2% unspecified
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 102°F72°
Precip17%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity73%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
105°70°
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%
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Panola Mountain Greenway 3.1 mi · ▲ 160 ft
- Alexander Lake Viewpoint & Upper Alexander Lake via Panola Mountain Greenway 3.9 mi · ▲ 215 ft
- Rockdale River Viewpoint–Boomerang Trail, 4 sights 13.1 mi · ▲ 769 ft
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