March 10, 2015
| Today, we hiked the trails at Tallulah Gorge State Park at Tallulah Falls, GA. The Shortline Trail, Tallulah Falls Lakeside and Tallulah Gorge South Rim Trail.
HIKERS: Tim Hale, Bill Hunt, Dick Metzgar, Jeanne O’Connor, Donna Presley, Tony Presley and Vic Robson. TRAIL INFO. – We hiked the Shortline Trail as a loop starting at the upper end and hiking to the lower end and looped back to the start on the old highway 441 on the shoreline of Tallulah Falls Lake. Next, we hiked the shoreline road past the swimming area up to the new highway 441 and hiked the South Rim Trail. Spectacular gorge views along the rim trail! Total hiking distance today – 6 miles with only a couple of gentle hills. Difficulty rating – mostly easy. DIRECTIONS: Tallulah Gorge State Park is about 10 miles south of Clayton, GA on Highway 441. For the Shortline Trail, turn to the right at the traffic light in Tallulah Falls (if coming from the north) then turn right and park at the gravel parking lot at the historic Tallulah Falls Jail on the right just before the bridge. Walk across the bridge and turn right up the short hill to the start of the Shortline Trail. Another great day for a hike! Cloudy with temperatures ranging from 42 to 46 degrees F. WILDFLOWERS IN BLOOM: Chickweed BIRDS IDENTIFIED: American Crow, Turkey Vulture, Cardinal, White-breasted Nuthatch and Goldfinch.
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