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.

Elevation

0 mi1,503 – 2,697 ft · steepest grade: 23%7.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Turner Trail 34.49521, -84.28076
Nearest town Afton, GA

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Wildcat Campground Road, heading W.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 1.7 miTurn right onto Wildcat Creek Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.4 miContinue straight onto unmarked, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miReach Waterfall #4, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.2 miSharp right onto Fall Creek Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left onto Tobacco Pouch Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.9 miTurn left onto Rocky Ford Trail, heading SW.
  9. 1.4 miBear right onto Windy Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rocky Ford Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.3 miBear right onto Turner Trail, heading E.
  12. 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.

Trail surface

82% dirt18% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:15 AMSunset 7:58 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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