Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area

Wildcat Campground Road & Wildcat Creek Road / Turner Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 691 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Wildcat Campground Road & Wildcat Creek Road / Turner Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area near Afton, GA. It climbs 691 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,499 – 1,716 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wildcat Campground Road 34.50155, -84.27406
Nearest town Afton, GA

Directions

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Wildcat Campground Road & Wildcat Creek Road / Turner Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 691 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Elevation 1,500–1,715 ft

Out & Back · Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: Wildcat Campground Road · 34.50155, -84.27406

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

  1. Start on Wildcat Campground Road, heading SW.
  2. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Turner Trail, heading SE.
  3. 300 ftBear left onto Wildcat Creek Road / Turner Trail, heading S.
  4. 1.3 miReach Wildcat Campground Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.3 miBear right onto Turner Trail, heading SE.
  6. 300 ftContinue straight onto Wildcat Campground Road, heading NE.
  7. 0.8 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

41% gravel20% dirt39% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:15 AMSunset 7:58 PM