Watershed Viewpoint–Upper Alexander Lake, 4 lakes is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Panola Mountain State Park near Klondike, GA. The route passes Scout Lake and Upper Alexander Lake before reaching Watershed Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 274 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Watershed Viewpoint–Upper Alexander Lake, 4 lakes
3.6 mi · ▲ 274 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Elevation 676–868 ft
Out & Back · Panola Mountain State Park
Trailhead: 33.63854, -84.15084
Weather Sep 7: Light drizzle, high 87°F / low 73° · precip 26% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Scout Lake.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Abandoned golf cart path, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Rockdale River Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Upper Alexander Lake.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Panola Mountain Greenway, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Watershed Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Watershed Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Panola Mountain Greenway, heading NW.
- 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 NE.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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More from this trailhead
- Panola Mountain Viewing Platform Viewpoint–Upper Alexander Lake, 4 lakes 2.1 mi · ▲ 167 ft
- Watershed Viewpoint–Upper Alexander Lake, 4 lakes 3.7 mi · ▲ 303 ft
- Upper Alexander Lake–Scout Lake, 3 lakes 7 mi · ▲ 526 ft
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