Date: 09/09/2025 Name: Ravens Cliff with Homer & Long Creek Falls, SC Distance: 4.6 Difficulty: Moderate to Difficult Total Climbing Elevation: 1,004 Type: Out & Back Notes: This was the best hiking weather day in quite a while with cool 60's temperatures, sunny skies, lower humidity and an occasional breeze. The main trails leading to […]
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Date: 08/19/2025 Name: Bartram Trail – Warwoman Ford to Dicks Creek Falls Distance: 5.8 Difficulty: Easy Total Climbing Elevation: 702 Type: Out & Back Notes: It was another day of mid-70's temperatures and high humidity. The trail was in fair condition, but did have significant late summer overgrowth in places along with several blowdowns that
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Date: 08/12/2025 Name: Bartram Trail Rabun Bald from Hale Ridge Road Distance: 6.1 Difficulty: Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 1,631 Type: One-Way Notes: Despite high humidity from overnight rains, the cloudy skies and mild, 74°F to 68°F, temperatures were welcome. Although wet, the trails were in very good condition with no obstructions and several bridges for
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Date: 07/29/2025 Name: Spoonauger & King Creek Falls Loop Distance: 5.0 Difficulty: Easy Total Climbing Elevation: 722 Type: Loop Notes: While still warm and humid, the 70°F to 82°F temperatures were slightly cooler than forecast making the hike much more enjoyable. We hiked on both the Foothills and Chattooga River Trails. These trails were well
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Date: 07/22/2025 Name: Raven Cliff Falls Trail Distance: 5.32 Difficulty: Easy to Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 548 Type: Out & Back Notes: It was a "great day for a hike," but still a warm (75-80°F) and humid, partly cloudy day. We began our hike from GA Hwy 348, a couple of curves north of the
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Date: 07/15/2025 Name: High Shoals and Blue Hole Falls Trail Distance: 3.8 Difficulty: Easy Total Climbing Elevation: 617 Type: Out & Back Notes: This was actually a two-trail hike, one on the High Shoals Falls trail and the second on the Unicoi Lake trail. Both were easy hikes. We had warm, 75°F-85°F temperatures and high
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Date: 07/08/2025 Name: Bartram Trail to Scaly Mountain Distance: 4.1 Difficulty: Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 1,135 Type: Out & Back Notes: With an early start, it was a "not too warm," sunny, summer day with 70-80°F temperatures. The almost continuous forest and rhododendron cover provided welcome shade. The trail was quite dry and in good
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Date: 07/01/2025 Name: Homestead + 4 More Falls Trail Distance: 4.7 Difficulty: Difficult Total Climbing Elevation: 548 Type: Loop Notes: This was one of the more challenging hikes we've taken. Except for the first mile on Pumping Station Rd, most of our hiking was on poorly or not identifiable paths with extensive overgrowth and numerous
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Date: 06/03/2025 Name: Terra Incognita Loop + Pigeon Mtn Trail Distance: 8.0 Difficulty: Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 1,237 Type: Loop Notes: It really was a "great day for a hike" with Chris Ernst guiding us around several of the on-property trails and points of interest at Terra Incognita Vineyard. The trails in Terra Incognita were
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Date: 05/20/2025 Name: Rhododendron & Chenocetah Tower Loop Distance: 5.6 Difficulty: Easy to Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 958 Type: Loop Notes: We had a sunny, warm and humid day for this late spring hike. The trail was in fair condition except for 3 passable blowdowns. The outbound half of this hike was moderately difficult with
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