Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area
Waterfall #4–Rocky Ford Trail Loop, 8 sights
6.8 mi · ▲ 1,495 ft · 3 hr 1 min
Waterfall #4–Rocky Ford Trail Loop, 8 sights is a 6.8-mile loop in Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area near Afton, GA. The route reaches Waterfall #4. It climbs 1,495 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Waterfall #4–Rocky Ford Trail Loop, 8 sights
6.8 mi · ▲ 1,495 ft · 3 hr 1 min
Elevation 1,502–2,696 ft
Loop · Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: Turner Trail · 34.49521, -84.28076
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Wildcat Campground Road, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Wildcat Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto unmarked, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach Waterfall #4, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Fall Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Tobacco Pouch Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Rocky Ford Trail, heading SW.
- 1.4 miBear right onto Windy Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rocky Ford Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Turner Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miThe loop closes 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Turner Trail Trailhead
- Turner Trail–Wildcat Campground Road Loop, 4 sights 3.3 mi · ▲ 300 ft
- Rocky Ford Trail–Wildcat Creek Road / Turner Trail, 3 sights 3.3 mi · ▲ 761 ft
- Waterfall #4–Wildcat Campground Road, 3 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 387 ft
- Fall Creek Waterfall–Fall Creek Waterfall view, 4 sights 7 mi · ▲ 887 ft
- Tobacco Pouch Road and Trail–Tobacco Pouch Trail, 3 sights 8.5 mi · ▲ 1,827 ft
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