A Gift For You
Looking for a new hiking trail? Panola Mountain State Park’s newest trail is ready just in time for you to get away from the holiday rush! The Vaughters’ Meadow Trail is a 1.25 mile loop which was completed thanks to a generous grant from REI. This easy unpaved trail is perfect for a quick getaway and offers unbeatable views of the Vaughters’ Barn, rolling hills, and grassy meadows.
Vaughters Trail can be accessed from the Arabia Mountain Heritage Area Alliance trailhead at 3366 Klondike Road (near #3 on the Arabia Mountain PATH (AMP) map). After parking, use the crosswalk to reach the AMP. Head towards Vaughters Barn and step off the paved trail. Go around the barn and look for a large wooden marker with an orange blaze. Follow the wooden posts around the meadow for a picturesque loop through the field. If you are looking for a calm place to get away this holiday season this is it! Just make sure to bring some hot cocoa and leave extra time to relax.
Use the crosswalk to access the trail
Look for butterflies along the way
Open fields and rolling hills await!
Deer often gather in the meadow
The trail loops back to the barn
Songbirds can often be heard in the medow
Watch the sunset in this beautiful former farmland
Arabia Mountain
Dominated by two granite outcrops, the Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area offers natural wonders, compelling history and heart-pumping activity. This nationally significant landscape includes vibrant history, breathtaking beauty and intriguing cultural changes from early settlers to immigrant rock cutters, Trappist monks and one of the oldest African-American communities in Georgia.
