Upper Alexander Lake–Scout Lake, 3 lakes is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Panola Mountain State Park near Hidden Lakes, GA. The route passes Upper Alexander Lake before reaching Scout Lake at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 247 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Upper Alexander Lake–Scout Lake, 3 lakes
3.5 mi · ▲ 247 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Elevation 721–885 ft
Out & Back · Panola Mountain State Park
Trailhead: 33.62512, -84.17044
Weather Sep 7: Partly cloudy, high 102°F / low 72° · precip 17% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Watershed Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Panola Mountain Greenway, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Rockdale River Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miPass Scout Lake.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Abandoned golf cart path, heading NE.
- 200 ftReach Upper Alexander Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Rockdale River Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Panola Mountain Greenway, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Watershed Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Panola Mountain Viewing Platform Viewpoint via Panola Mountain Greenway 2 mi · ▲ 160 ft
- Panola Mountain Greenway 2.7 mi · ▲ 162 ft
- Panola Mountain Greenway 2.9 mi · ▲ 163 ft
- Lower Alexander Lake–Upper Alexander Lake, 3 lakes 3.3 mi · ▲ 246 ft
- Panola Mountain Greenway 3.8 mi · ▲ 303 ft
- Rockdale River Viewpoint & Panola Mountain Greenway 3.9 mi · ▲ 296 ft
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