Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area
Waterfall #4–Wildcat Campground Road, 3 sights
4.6 mi · ▲ 387 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Waterfall #4–Wildcat Campground Road, 3 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area near Afton, GA. The route reaches Waterfall #4 at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 387 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Waterfall #4–Wildcat Campground Road, 3 sights
4.6 mi · ▲ 387 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 1,507–1,703 ft
Out & Back · 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 miContinue straight onto Wildcat Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 2.1 miTurn right onto Wildcat Campground Road, heading E.
- 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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