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West Palisades is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in CRNRA - Palisades Unit near The Highlands at Akers, GA. It climbs 337 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi768 – 899 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bob Callan Trail 33.89145, -84.45618
Nearest town The Highlands at Akers, GA

Directions

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West Palisades

3.4 mi · ▲ 337 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 768–900 ft

Out & Back · CRNRA - Palisades Unit

Trailhead: Bob Callan Trail · 33.89145, -84.45618

Weather Sep 7: Light drizzle, high 97°F / low 72° · precip 16% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 7:17 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bob Callan Trail, heading S.
  2. 1.2 miSharp left onto West Palisades, heading SE.
  3. 0.6 miReach West Palisades, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.6 miSharp right, heading SE.
  5. 1.1 miBear left onto Bob Callan Trail, heading W.
  6. 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

36% dirt15% paved49% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 97°F72°
Precip16%Wind10 mphUV8Humidity75%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
100°70° 12 AM: 9% rain1 AM: 5% rain2 AM: 4% rain3 AM: 2% rain5 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 1% rain3 PM: 4% rain4 PM: 8% rain5 PM: 9% rain6 PM: 4% rain7 PM: 3% rain8 PM: 8% rain9 PM: 8% rain10 PM: 14% rain11 PM: 16% rain
Sunrise 7:17 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Mon 83°73° 19%
Tue 86°70°
Wed 94°73°
Thu 93°76° 51%
Fri 94°73° 49%
Sat 95°74° 30%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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