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06/21/2022 – White Twister Trail and Stonewall Falls near Tiger, GA (No report)

Date: 06/21/2022 Name: White Twister Trail and Stonewall Falls near Tiger, GA (No report) Distance: 4.5 Difficulty: Easy Total Climbing Elevation: 591 Type: Loop Notes: None AllTrails Link: White Twister Trail and Stonewall Falls near Tiger, GA (No report) Additional Search Terms: June

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06/07/2022 – Buckeye Creek Trail & Bartram Trail to Hickory Knoll Rd near Otto, NC

Date: 06/07/2022 Name: Buckeye Creek Trail & Bartram Trail to Hickory Knoll Rd near Otto, NC Distance: 6.9 Difficulty: Moderate to Difficult Total Climbing Elevation: 1558 Type: One-Way Notes: It was another great day for a hike. It was a bit humid on our climb up the Buckeye Creek Trail (formerly the Bartram Trail) to

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05/31/2022 – Smithgall Woods – Ash Creek Loop Trails near Helen, GA

Date: 05/31/2022 Name: Smithgall Woods – Ash Creek Loop Trails near Helen, GA Distance: 4.8 Difficulty: Easy Total Climbing Elevation: 597 Type: Loop Notes: This was a fairly easy hike on a combination of a paved road (Tsalaki Trail) leading to the wooded Ash Creek Trail. There were a few short, steep hills leading to

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05/10/2022 – Sosebee Cove & Coosa Backcountry Trail near Vogel State Park

Date: 05/10/2022 Name: Sosebee Cove & Coosa Backcountry Trail near Vogel State Park Distance: 5.1 Difficulty: Easy to Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 863 Type: Out & Back Notes: This was another pleasant spring hike with good weather and trails. The short loop around Sosebee Cove is quite easy. While we did see a fair number

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04/28/2022 – Kimsey Creek Trail near Standing Indian Campground

Date: 04/28/2022 Name: Kimsey Creek Trail near Standing Indian Campground Distance: 5.9 Difficulty: Easy Total Climbing Elevation: 764 Type: Out & Back Notes: This turned out to be a really great hike, not so much for the beautiful weather or the trail conditions being much better than our 2020 fall hike, but mostly for the

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04/19/2022 – Yonah Preserve Trails: Creek Trail, Sequoyah’s Return and Cherokee Trail

Date: 04/19/2022 Name: Yonah Preserve Trails: Creek Trail, Sequoyah's Return and Cherokee Trail Distance: 6.1 Difficulty: Easy Total Climbing Elevation: 417 Type: Loop Notes: Cool with a light breeze on a sunny day. The trail was in excellent condition and has been well maintained with no blow-downs blocking the trail. While there were not a

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04/12/2022 – Chattooga River Trail to Licklog and Pigpen Falls

Date: 04/12/2022 Name: Chattooga River Trail to Licklog and Pigpen Falls Distance: 8.7 Difficulty: Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 499 Type: Out & Back Notes: We took the lower trail, aka fisherman's trail, hoping it would be a bit easier. As in the past couple of years there was significant blow-down along the trail from 0.4

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