Date: 12/08/2022 Name: Trails of Victoria Bryant State Park near Royston, GA Distance: 5.8 Difficulty: Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 702 Type: Multiple Loops Notes: We lucked up with a break in the week-long rain spell with mostly cloudy skies and warm temperatures of 60-70 degrees. The trails were in very good condition, but covered with […]
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Date: 11/29/2022 Name: Chattooga River Trail South from Burrell's Ford near Mountain Rest, SC Distance: 5 Difficulty: Easy to Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 587 Type: Out & Back Notes: A beautiful day for a hike with sunny skies and mild temperatures. The trail was in fair to poor condition with the trail showing continued heavy
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Date: 11/22/2022 Name: Panthertown Trails from the West near Cashiers, NC Distance: 7 Difficulty: Easy to Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 971 Type: Mostly Loop Notes: A very cool and mostly cloudy day on a new trail for some of us. This trail features four waterfalls, Schoolhouse, Granny Burrell, Frolictown and Wilderness Falls. It also has
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Date: 11/08/2022 Name: AT – Dick's Creek Gap to Blue Ridge Gap Distance: 6.7 Difficulty: Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 1,893 Type: One Way Notes: Another one of the great hikes and hiking days we've had during 2022. The weather was perfect with moderate temperatures, mostly sunny and frequent cooling breezes. The trail was in excellent
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Date: 11/01/2022 Name: Reedy Branch Falls Distance: 0.4 Difficulty: Easy Total Climbing Elevation: 56 Type: Out & Back Notes: After our hike to Opossum Creek Falls, several of us decided to check out nearby Reedy Branch Falls. Jenny did a little research a couple of years ago and found a short article on it on
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Date: 11/01/2022 Name: Opossum Creek Falls Trail Distance: 5.1 Difficulty: Easy to Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 843 Type: Out & Back Notes: A very nice fall day for this hike with cool temperatures and mostly clear skies. It had rained the day before which left a lot of slippery wet leaves on the trail in
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Date: 10/25/2022 Name: Sawmill Gap to Wayah Bald via Bartram & Appalachian Trails Distance: 8.1 Difficulty: Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 1,683 Type: Out & Back Notes: While many of the leaves had already dropped, it was still a beautiful day for a hike with cool temperatures, partly cloudy skies and light winds. The trail was
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Date: 10/18/2022 Name: Tennessee Rock Trail via the Springhouse Trail plus Ada-Hi Falls at Black Rock Mtn. State Park Distance: 3.6 Difficulty: Easy Total Climbing Elevation: 846 Type: Loop Notes: This was an early winter day with clear skies, temperatures in the lower 30's and light winds on most of the trail except on the
Date: 10/11/2022 Name: Wagon Train Trail & Brasstown Bald to Young Harris College Distance: 7 Difficulty: Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 194/(2,400 decent) Type: One Way Notes: Great weather today, cool temperatures, but some low clouds for most of the morning. The trail was very dry and in fair condition although fairly rocky, with some stretches
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Date: 10/04/2022 Name: Begum Gap to Rabun Bald near Sky Valley, GA Distance: 3.7 Difficulty: Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 1,017 Type: Out & Back Notes: Another great day for a hike with partly cloudy skies, light breeze and cool temperatures between 50-60 degrees. The Bartram Trail from Beegum Gap is a gradual, but continuous climb
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