Panola Mountain State Park

Watershed Viewpoint–Rockdale River Viewpoint, 4 sights

11.2 mi · ▲ 390 ft · 3 hr 56 min

Watershed Viewpoint–Rockdale River Viewpoint, 4 sights is an 11.2-mile out-and-back in Panola Mountain State Park near Raiders Ridge, GA. The route passes Rockdale River Viewpoint before reaching Watershed Viewpoint at the turnaround, 5.6 miles in. It climbs 390 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi673 – 869 ft12.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: South River Trail 33.65785, -84.20039
Nearest town Raiders Ridge, GA

Directions

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Watershed Viewpoint–Rockdale River Viewpoint, 4 sights

11.2 mi · ▲ 390 ft · 3 hr 56 min

Elevation 673–868 ft

Out & Back · Panola Mountain State Park

Trailhead: South River Trail · 33.65785, -84.20039

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on South River Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 2.2 miTurn right onto Arabia Mountain PATH, heading E.
  4. 0.6 miPass Rockdale River Viewpoint.
  5. 0.2 miBear right onto Rockdale River Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right onto Panola Mountain Greenway, heading E.
  7. 0.8 miBear right, heading SW.
  8. 0.3 miPass Watershed Viewpoint.
  9. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto Watershed Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  12. 50 ftReach Watershed Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftSharp left onto Panola Mountain Greenway, heading NW.
  15. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  16. 0.8 miTurn left onto Rockdale River Trail, heading E.
  17. 0.5 miBear left onto Arabia Mountain Path, heading N.
  18. 0.8 miTurn left onto South River Trail, heading NW.
  19. 1.7 miBear right, heading NW.
  20. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  21. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

95% paved2% boardwalk2% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:16 AMSunset 7:56 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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