Upper Alexander Lake–Lower Alexander Lake, 4 lakes is a 10-mile out-and-back in Panola Mountain State Park near Miners Creek, GA. The route passes Scout Lake, Upper Alexander Lake and Lower Alexander Lake. It climbs 308 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi673 – 856 ft10.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: South River Trail 33.65441, -84.18641
Nearest town Miners Creek, GA
Directions
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Upper Alexander Lake–Lower Alexander Lake, 4 lakes
10 mi · ▲ 308 ft · 3 hr 29 min
Elevation 673–856 ft
Out & Back · Panola Mountain State Park
Trailhead: South River Trail · 33.65441, -84.18641
Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 85°F / low 73° · precip 25% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on South River Trail, heading NE.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Arabia Mountain PATH, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear right, heading E.
- 200 ftPass Scout Lake.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftPass Upper Alexander Lake.
- 200 ftPass Lower Alexander Lake.
- 100 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Abandoned golf cart path, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Rockdale River Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 1.9 miReach Upper Alexander Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miContinue straight onto Abandoned golf cart path, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 500 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 300 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Arabia Mountain Path, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto South River Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
83% paved3% gravel2% boardwalk2% grass10% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 85°F73°
Precip25%Wind7 mphUV6Humidity76%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°70°
Sunrise 7:16 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Tue
86°70°
Wed
91°67°
Thu
95°69°
53%
Fri
94°73°
49%
Sat
97°70°
32%
Sun
97°69°
18%
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from South River Trail Trailhead
- South River Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 116 ft
- South River Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Rockdale River Viewpoint via Arabia Mountain Path 4.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Alexander Lake Viewpoint–Upper Alexander Lake, 4 viewpoints 6.9 mi · ▲ 192 ft
- Panola Mountain Viewing Platform Viewpoint–Rockdale River Viewpoint, 3 viewpoints 7 mi · ▲ 191 ft
- Rock Outcrop Viewpoint–Rockdale River Viewpoint, 5 sights 9.2 mi · ▲ 379 ft
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