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
- Start on Bob Callan Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miSharp left onto West Palisades, heading SE.
- 0.6 miReach West Palisades, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 1.1 miBear left onto Bob Callan Trail, heading W.
- 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°
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
More from Bob Callan Trail Trailhead
- Bob Callan Trail 2 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Bob Callan Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 175 ft
- West Palisades 3 mi · ▲ 399 ft
- West Palisades 3.4 mi · ▲ 410 ft
- West Palisades 3.9 mi · ▲ 599 ft
- West Palisades 4.3 mi · ▲ 610 ft
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