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Date: 10/07/2025 Name: Panthertown Valley Waterfalls & Vistas Loop Distance: 7.0 Difficulty: Easy to Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 965 Type: Loop Notes: What a day with surprising fall colors, two overlooks and five waterfalls, all in the same hike. The weather was pleasant with cloudy skies and temperatures between 61 and 66F all day, The […]

Date: 09/30/2025 Name: Blue Ridge Historical Railroad & Palmetto Trail Loop Distance: 5.4 Difficulty: Easy Total Climbing Elevation: 692 Type: Loop Notes: It was a perfect day for a hike with cool 60-70's temperatures and overcast sky. This was an easy hike except for the steep descent to the bottom of Issaqueena Falls. That section

Date: 09/23/2025 Name: Stonewall Falls Mountain Bike Trail Loop Distance: 4.8 Difficulty: Easy Total Climbing Elevation: 561 Type: Loop Notes: This was another pleasant weather day with mid-60's to low 70's temperatures and sunny skies. The trail was dry and in very good condition. There was just one, very short washed-out trail section midway through

Date: 09/16/2025 Name: Jackrabbit Mtn Central, Highpoint & Burrell's Cove Loops Distance: 7.0 Difficulty: Easy Total Climbing Elevation: 515 Type: Loop Notes: It really was a beautiful day for a hike along the shoreline of Lake Chatuge with mild 66°F to 75°F temperatures and mostly sunny skies. This is an easy hike under hike forest

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

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

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

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

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