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Hartwell Dam And Lake — Paynes Creek/Georgia

Paynes Creek

Hartwell, Georgia

6.4 mi

Distance

968 ft

Elev. Gain

2h 22m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Paynes Creek unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

US Army Corps of Engineers manages this trail and is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

We have no current condition data for this trail. Check with the operator before you go, and submit a report below if you've been recently.

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Elevation Profile

Min:206 ft
Max:245 ft
Gain:295 ft
Loss:295 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 206 ft and 245 ft across 6.4 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.206 ft219 ft232 ft245 ft0.0 mi1.6 mi3.2 mi4.8 mi6.4 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi231 ft
High point4.1 mi245 ft
End6.4 mi231 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

Official sources & verification

Managed by US Army Corps of Engineers

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Fair Play, SC · about 1 mi away
County:
Hart County, GA
Jurisdiction:
Hartwell Dam And Lake — Paynes Creek · US Army Corps of Engineers

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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