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Watershed Viewpoint–Lower Alexander Lake, 4 lakes is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Panola Mountain State Park near Klondike, GA. The route passes Lower Alexander Lake and Upper Alexander Lake before reaching Watershed Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 362 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi696 – 869 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Panola Mountain Archery Trail 33.63150, -84.14530
Nearest town Klondike, GA

Directions

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Watershed Viewpoint–Lower Alexander Lake, 4 lakes

4.6 mi · ▲ 362 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 695–868 ft

Out & Back · Panola Mountain State Park

Trailhead: Panola Mountain Archery Trail · 33.63150, -84.14530

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Panola Mountain Archery Trail, heading NE.
  2. 150 ftBear left onto Abandoned golf cart trail (danger), heading NW.
  3. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miPass Lower Alexander Lake.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  7. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  10. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  13. 250 ftPass Upper Alexander Lake.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Abandoned golf cart path, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftSharp right onto Rockdale River Trail, heading SW.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left onto Panola Mountain Greenway, heading W.
  17. 0.8 miBear right, heading SW.
  18. 0.5 miSharp right, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftBear right onto Watershed Trail, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  22. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  23. 50 ftReach Watershed Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 100 ftSharp left, heading S.
  25. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  26. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  27. 50 ftSharp left onto Panola Mountain Greenway, heading N.
  28. 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  29. 0.8 miTurn right onto Rockdale River Trail, heading E.
  30. 0.2 miSharp left onto Abandoned golf cart path, heading E.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  32. 300 ftBear right, heading NE.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  34. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  35. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  36. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  37. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  38. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  39. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  40. 0.2 miBear left onto Abandoned golf cart trail (danger), heading NE.
  41. 150 ftBear right onto Panola Mountain Archery Trail, heading NE.
  42. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

76% paved7% dirt6% grass11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:15 AMSunset 7:56 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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