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West Palisades is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in CRNRA - Palisades Unit near Powers Ferry Vantage, GA. It climbs 673 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi768 – 1,011 ft · steepest grade: 17%6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bob Callan Connector 33.89940, -84.44683
Nearest town Powers Ferry Vantage, GA

Directions

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West Palisades

5.8 mi · ▲ 673 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Elevation 768–1,012 ft

Out & Back · CRNRA - Palisades Unit

Trailhead: Bob Callan Connector · 33.89940, -84.44683

Weather Sep 7: Light drizzle, high 96°F / low 72° · precip 16% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bob Callan Connector, heading SW.
  2. 0.8 miTurn left onto Tower Creek Parkway Southeast, heading S.
  3. 250 ftTurn right onto Bob Callan Trail, heading SW.
  4. 1.1 miSharp left onto West Palisades, heading SE.
  5. 1.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 1.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
  7. 1.1 miTurn left onto Tower Creek Parkway Southeast, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bob Callan Connector, heading NE.
  9. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

33% paved31% dirt6% gravel30% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 96°F72°
Precip16%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity76%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday
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 7:16 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Mon 82°73° 19%
Tue 87°70°
Wed 94°73°
Thu 93°77° 51%
Fri 94°73° 49%
Sat 95°74° 30%

Good to know

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