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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

  1. Start on Panola Mountain Archery Trail, heading NE.
  2. 150 ftBear left onto Abandoned golf cart trail (danger), heading NW.
  3. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miPass Lower Alexander Lake.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  7. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 0.2 miPass Upper Alexander Lake.
  10. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftTurn left onto Rockdale River Trail, heading S.
  14. 1.9 miReach Upper Alexander Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 1.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  17. 100 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  21. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  23. 0.2 miBear left onto Abandoned golf cart trail (danger), heading NE.
  24. 150 ftBear right onto Panola Mountain Archery Trail, heading SE.
  25. 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

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