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Lake Winfield Scott to Blood Mountain, GA January 19, 2010 Today’s hike started at Lake Winfield Scott, near Suches, GA. We hiked up the Slaughter Creek Trail 2.7 miles and connected with the Appalachian Trail and hiked .7 miles up to the summit of Blood Mountain. Then we returned to the trail junction at the […]

The Broad River Trail – Stephens County, GA January 12, 2010 Today’s hike was in Stephens County on the Broad River Trail. The hike started on Forest Service Rd 87 at Dicks Creek and continued to Farmers Bottom and the campground on the river and back. Total round trip hike today – approx. 8 miles.

The Lady Slipper Trail – Lake Russell Recreation Area, Mt. Airy, GA January 5, 2010 The first hike of 2010 was a cold one on The Lady Slipper Trail in the Lake Russell Recreation area. Starting temperature 17 degrees F. Total hike today – 8.5 miles. HIKERS – Pam Euliss, Dave Hinson, Bill Hunt, Dick

Unicoi to Helen Trail- The Lake Trail, Unicoi State Park, GA December 29, 2009 This final hike of 2009 took us to Unicoi State Park where we hiked the Lake Trail (2.5mi) and the Unicoi to Helen Trail (6 mi. round trip). It was a cool day to hike with temperatures mostly in the 20’s

The Miller Trek Trail – Brasstown Valley Resort, GA December 22, 2009 This week’s hike was at Brasstown Valley Resort between Hiawassee and Young Harris, GA. We hiked the Miller Trek 6.5 mile and a 2.5 mile loop Trail. There are several nice trails here with choices of loop distances. Total hike today – 9

Yellow Branch Falls, Stumphouse Tunnel, Issaqueena Falls and Blueridge Historic Railroad Trail December 15, 2009 This week’s hike was in South Carolina 6 miles north of Walhalla, SC. We did a combination of short hikes including Yellow Branch Falls Trail, Stumphouse Tunnel, Issaqueena Falls Trail and the Blueridge Historic Railroad Trail. Total hike – 7

The Panther Creek Trail – Old Highway 441 – Panther Creek Falls – GA December 8, 2009 This week’s hike was on the Panther Creek Trail near Tallulah Falls, GA. from Panther Creek Park to Panther Creek Falls and back. Total round trip – 7.2 miles. HIKERS – John Bellamy, June Bellamy, Phil Brownrigg, Pam

The Bartram Trail – Bob Gap – Dicks Creek Falls – Chattooga River – GA December 1, 2009 This week’s hike was on the Bartram Trail in Rabun Co., GA. from Bob Gap to a point about one mile beyond Dicks Creek Falls. Total round trip – 10 miles. HIKERS – John Bellamy, Karen Brown,

The Dockery Lake Trail – Appalachian Trail – GA November 24, 2009 This week’s hike was on the Dockery Lake Trail to the Appalachian Trail Near Woody Gap, GA. Total round trip – 8 miles. HIKERS – John Bellamy, June Bellamy, Karen Brown, Phil Brownrigg, Pam Euliss, Bruce O’Connor, Jeanne O’Connor, Don Preece, Donna Presley,

The Bartram Trail – GA – Warwoman Dell – Rainey Mountain – GA November 17, 2009 This week’s hike was on the Bartram Trail in GA Warwoman Dell to a point beyond the Big Rock intersection. We included the side trail out to Big Rock. Total round trip – 7 miles. HIKERS – Karen Brown,