Upper Alexander Lake–Watershed Viewpoint, 4 lakes is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Panola Mountain State Park near Klondike, GA. The route passes Lower Alexander Lake, Upper Alexander Lake and Upper Alexander Lake before reaching Watershed Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 193 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
Getting there
Directions
Upper Alexander Lake–Watershed Viewpoint, 4 lakes
4.3 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 695–868 ft
Out & Back · Panola Mountain State Park
Trailhead: 33.63294, -84.14769
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Lower Alexander Lake.
- 50 ftPass Upper Alexander Lake.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Abandoned golf cart path, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Upper Alexander Lake.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Rockdale River Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Panola Mountain Greenway, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Watershed Viewpoint.
- 50 ftBear right onto Watershed Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Upper Alexander Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Panola Mountain Greenway, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Rockdale River Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Abandoned golf cart path, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 300 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 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
Weather
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Panola Mountain Viewing Platform Viewpoint–Upper Alexander Lake, 4 lakes 2.9 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- 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
- Rock Outcrop Viewpoint–Upper Alexander Lake, 6 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 307 ft
- Rock Outcrop Viewpoint–Upper Alexander Lake, 6 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 279 ft
- Exposed rock–Upper Alexander Lake, 6 lakes 12.6 mi · ▲ 642 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Klondike, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Klondike, Georgia