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Chattooga River Trail- Highway 76 Bridge Northward – GA December 4, 2012 TRAIL INFO. – This portion of the Chattooga River Trail starts at the trail parking facility on the SC side of the Highway 76 bridge. The trail starts down a staircase to the bridge sidewalk over the river to the start of the […]

Tallulah Gorge Trails – GA November 27, 2012 TRAIL INFO. – Tallulah Gorge State Park has lots of hiking trail options. Today, we hiked the Shortline Trail which follows the old Tallulah Falls Railroad bed. Then we hiked the Terrora Trails – Upper Loop and Lake Loop. Then we hiked over to the gorge and

Dockery Lake Trail – to Miller Gap – Appalachian Trail – GA November 20, 2012 TRAIL INFO. – The Dockery Lake Trail is a beautiful mountain trail with a picturesque lake and loop trail with a connector up to the Appalachian Trail at Miller Gap. The trail has lots of flat terrain with a moderately

Bartram Trail – GA – Highway 28 Bridge Southward November 13, 2012 TRAIL INFO. – This portion of the Bartram Trail is in extreme northeast Rabun County GA at the SC state line. We hiked southward towards Willis Knob for 4 miles and retuned for a mostly easy 8 mile hike. TODAY’S HIKERS: Phil Brownrigg,

Rabun Bald – Bartram Trail, GA October 23, 2012 TRAIL INFO. – The hike today began at Hale Ridge Rd near the GA/NC border and traveled southward to Georgia’s second highest mountain peak, 4,696 ft. Rabun Bald. HIKERS: Phil Brownrigg, Pam Euliss, Greta Driggers, Jim Driggers, Dave Hinson, Jack Jacobi, Dick Metzgar, Vic Robson, Lynne

Whiteside Mountain Trail and Chinquapin Mt. Trail, Highlands, NC October 16, 2012 TRAIL INFO. – We traveled to Highlands, NC today and hiked two beautiful trails with breathtaking views and Fall colors. HIKERS: John Bellamy, June Bellamy, Karen Brown, Phil Brownrigg, Chuck Crisp, Pam Euliss, Greta Driggers, Jim Driggers, Bill Hunt, Dick Metzgar, Don Preece,

Deep Creek Loop Trail and Indian Creek Trail, Bryson City, NC October 9, 2012 TRAIL INFO. – We traveled to Bryson City, NC today and hiked the Deep Creek Loop Trail and the Indian Creek Trail along with a short walk along the Tuckaseegee River at nearby Whittier, NC. Total hiking distance today – About

Dry Falls and Cliffside Lake Trails, Highlands, NC September 25, 2012 TRAIL INFO. – We traveled to Highlands, NC today and first stopped by the newly re-opened Dry Falls Trail. Always a favorite stop to view one of the most spectacular waterfalls in the U.S. The trail is about a quarter mile long and allows

Chattooga Loop Trail – Glenn Falls Trail, NC September 11, 2012 TRAIL INFO. – We hiked on the Chattooga Loop Trail first and included a portion of the Chattooga Cliffs Trail. The loop trail is 2 miles long with amazing views of the river especially at the start from the Iron Bridge. It follows the

Bartram Trail – GA – Warwoman Dell – Rainey Mountain August 28, 2012 TRAIL INFO. – We accessed the Bartram Trail at the Warwoman Dell Picnic Area near Clayton, GA. We hiked southward on the trail to a point a mile and a half past Big Rock. The trail is in good shape other than