March 27, 2018
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Today’s hike was on the Chattooga River Trail starting on the SC side of the Highway 28 bridge on the border of GA/SC. HIKERS – Mike Bell, Ray Clark, Joe Collins, Renee Corbett, Greta Driggers, Jim Driggers, Pam Euliss, Tim Hale, Jenna Hensley, Bill Hunt,Bob Magee, Dave Norton, Terre Pratt, Tony Presley, Vic Robson. TRAIL INFO. – Parking on the SC side of Highway 28 bridge, we took the lower trail along the Chattooga River instead of the upper trail which veers away from the river. The two trails come back together after a couple of miles and continues on to Lick Log Creek which features two nice waterfalls. Licklog Falls and Pigpen Falls. The lower trail has lots of flat walking along the river. On the way back, some took the upper trail making it a loop hike. The total round trip hike today was 8.6 miles – moderate difficulty. Directions: Directions: The Highway 28 (Russell) Bridge is located on SC highway 28 between Walhalla, SC and Highlands, NC. The Chattooga River is the border river of GA/SC. From Clayton, GA take Warwoman Road and drive to the intersection of Highway 28 and turn right and go to the SC side of the 28 bridge and the parking lot is on the left. Approx. 14-15 miles from Clayton. Another great day for a hike! Cloudy and cool. Temperatures in the low 50’s F warming into the low 60’s. Total distance – 8.6 mi. BLOOMING PLANTS: Bloodroot, Halberd Leaf Violet, Round Leaf Yellow Violet, Blue Violet, White Violet, Toadshade Trillium (red and yellow), Yellowroot. BIRDS IDENTIFIED: Pileated Woodpecker, Junco Cardinal, Blue Jay, Tufted Titmouse, Black Capped Chickadee. Scroll down for Video and photos
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