Date: 04/05/2022 Name: Raven Cliff Falls Trail near Helen, GA Distance: 5.8 Difficulty: Easy to Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 604 Type: Out & Back Notes: Despite severe storms to the north and south of Helen last night, this area was spared much rain and the skies cleared up by hike time. We almost abandoned the […]
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Date: 03/29/2022 Name: AT – Tesnatee Gap to Cow Rock & Wolf Laurel Top (mileage includes hike over Wildcat Mtn to Hogpen Gap at end of hike.) Distance: 5.1/6.0 Difficulty: Moderate to Difficult Total Climbing Elevation: 1,388/1,883 Type: Out & Back Notes: A good hike today beginning with cloudy, cold and breezy weather later turning
Date: 03/22/2022 Name: Tamassee Knob Trail at Oconee State Park Distance: 5.5 Difficulty: Easy to Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 909 Type: Out & Back Notes: A really beautiful day with partly cloudy skies, comfortable Spring temperatures and a light breeze. The approach, Palmetto Trail, added a mile to the easy to moderate difficulty hike. As
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Date: 03/15/2022 Name: Raven's Cliff with Homer & Long Creek Falls near Long Creek, SC Distance: 4.6 Difficulty: Moderate to Difficult Total Climbing Elevation: 1,063 Type: Out & Back Notes: A nice first hike for us with some challenging descents to view Ravens Cliff and Homer and Long Creek Falls. The trails leading to these
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Date: 03/08/2022 Name: Tallulah Gorge State Park-Stoneplace & High Bluff Trails at Tallulah Gorge State Park Distance: 5.6 Difficulty: Easy Total Climbing Elevation: 564 Type: Loop Notes: An easy hike today on a combination of forest service roads and single-file trails. The weather was quite nice with cloudy skies and mild temperatures. Much of the
Date: 03/01/2022 Name: Appalachian Trail-Dick's Gap to Whiteoak Stomp between Clayton, GA & Hiawassee, GA Distance: 6.7 Difficulty: Difficult Total Climbing Elevation: 1,749 Type: Out & Back Notes: A pleasant day with clear skies and surprisingly warm temperatures by mid-day. This was a more strenuous hike for many of us with mostly continuous climbing for
Date: 02/22/2022 Name: Rabbit Ridge Mountain Bike Trail for Hikers near Hiawassee, GA Distance: 5.8 Difficulty: Easy to Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 682 Type: 2 Loops Notes: We had a cloudy and warm winter day with temperatures between 55 and 60 degrees. This trail is a combination of the Jackrabbit Mountain Hiking and Jackrabbit Ridge
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Date: 02/15/2022 Name: AT – Woody Gap to Gooch Gap near Suches, GA Distance: 7.2 Difficulty: Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 1,309 Type: Out & Back Notes: A really great day for a hike with sunny skies, a light breeze and temperatures between 37-52 degrees. The trail was dry and in excellent shape showing recent signs
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Date: 02/08/2022 Name: Hidden Falls Trail near Mountain Rest, SC Distance: 5.5 Difficulty: Easy to Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 679 Type: Out & Back Notes: We used an alternate trailhead along Tower Rd (FS 716), just off of SC Hwy 107, to avoid the unusually high $5/person fee when starting from Oconee State Park. This
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Date: 02/01/2022 Name: Rhododendron Trail & Chenocetah Fire Tower Loop at Lake Russel near Mt. Airy, GA. Distance: 5.7 Difficulty: Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 951 Type: Loop Notes: Another "great day" for a hike with sunny skies and cool temperatures. After a short walk from the boat ramp parking area, we proceeded up the gentle
