Western Viewing Deck–Southern Viewing Deck, 5 sights is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Eagle's Rest Park near Marblehill, GA. The route passes Western Viewing Deck and Southern Viewing Deck. It climbs 1,284 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi2,070 – 3,245 ft · steepest grade: 20%6.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Old A.T. Approach Drive 34.48813, -84.32919
Nearest town Marblehill, GA
Directions
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Western Viewing Deck–Southern Viewing Deck, 5 sights
5.6 mi · ▲ 1,284 ft · 2 hr 31 min
Elevation 2,072–3,244 ft
Out & Back · Eagle's Rest Park
Trailhead: Old A.T. Approach Drive · 34.48813, -84.32919
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
- Start on Old A.T. Approach Drive, heading W.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Old CCC Logging Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Grassy Knob Vista Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Eagle's Rest Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftPass Western Viewing Deck.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto deck, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Eagle's Rest Trail, heading SE.
- 200 ftPass Southern Viewing Deck.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Ogelthorpe Mountain Trail, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Grassy Knob Vista Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Ogelthorpe Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Abandoned CCC Road, heading SW.
- 1.5 miBear right onto private trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Abandoned CCC Road, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach Western Viewing Deck, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right onto private trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Abandoned CCC Road, heading W.
- 1.5 miSharp right onto Ogelthorpe Mountain Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Grassy Knob Vista Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Ogelthorpe Mountain Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Eagle's Rest Trail, heading E.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto deck, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Eagle's Rest Trail, heading NW.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Grassy Knob Vista Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Old CCC Logging Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Old A.T. Approach Drive, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
1% gravel99% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:15 AMSunset 7:59 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:39 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:59 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:24 PM.
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