Upper Alexander Lake–Lower Alexander Lake, 3 lakes is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Panola Mountain State Park near Klondike, GA. The route passes Lower Alexander Lake and Upper Alexander Lake. It climbs 336 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi682 – 856 ft5.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Panola Mountain Archery Trail 33.63150, -84.14530
Nearest town Klondike, GA
Directions
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Upper Alexander Lake–Lower Alexander Lake, 3 lakes
4.7 mi · ▲ 336 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 683–856 ft
Out & Back · Panola Mountain State Park
Trailhead: Panola Mountain Archery Trail · 33.63150, -84.14530
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Panola Mountain Archery Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left onto Abandoned golf cart trail (danger), heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Lower Alexander Lake.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Upper Alexander Lake.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Rockdale River Trail, heading S.
- 1.9 miReach Upper Alexander Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Abandoned golf cart trail (danger), heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right onto Panola Mountain Archery Trail, heading SE.
- 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% paved10% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:15 AMSunset 7:56 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Panola Mountain Archery Trail Trailhead
- Rock Outcrop Viewpoint–Upper Alexander Lake, 6 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 305 ft
- Rock Outcrop Viewpoint–Upper Alexander Lake, 6 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 305 ft
- Watershed Viewpoint–Lower Alexander Lake, 4 lakes 4.5 mi · ▲ 301 ft
- Watershed Viewpoint–Lower Alexander Lake, 4 lakes 4.6 mi · ▲ 362 ft
- Arabia Mountain Viewpoint–Lower Alexander Lake, 3 lakes 11.3 mi · ▲ 441 ft
- Upper Alexander Lake–Arabia Mountain Viewpoint, 9 sights 14.9 mi · ▲ 849 ft
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