Date: 05/02/2023 Name: Kimsey Creek Trail from Standing Indian Campground Distance: 5.6 Difficulty: Easy Total Climbing Elevation: 699 Type: Out and Back Notes: A very nice, late Spring day for a hike. The trails were in fair condition with the usual wet spots along the way. The bridge at 2.3 miles has been replaced. Hooray! […]
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Date: 04/18/2023 Name: Blood Mountain and Freeman Loop Trails (No Report) Distance: 6.1 Difficulty: Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 1,594 Type: Loop Notes: None AllTrails Link: Blood Mountain and Freeman Loop Trails (No Report) Additional Search Terms: April
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Date: 04/11/2023 Name: Chicopee Woods – Bridge Loop and Lake Loop Trails near Gainesville, GA Distance: 5.1 Difficulty: Easy Total Climbing Elevation: 627 Type: Loop Notes: A beautiful day for a hike of this well-maintained, easy trail just east of Gainesville in the Chicopee Woods Nature Preserve. There were quite a few more wildflowers than
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Date: 04/04/2023 Name: Bartram Trail: Jones Gap to Whiterock Mountain near Highlands, NC Distance: 6.1 Difficulty: Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 1,234 Type: Out and Back Notes: Wow! What a great day and hike. Perfect weather and the trails were in excellent shape, although some care was needed on numerous wet rocks and boulders. Some wildflowers,
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Date: 03/28/2023 Name: Winding Stairs Trail from Cherry Hill near Mountain Rest, SC Distance: 6 Difficulty: Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 1,220 Type: Out and Back Notes: A nice hike with great weather. The trail was in excellent condition, not wet and easy on the feet. While the path was a constant decline going out and
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Date: 03/21/2023 Name: Chattooga River Trail North from US 76 near Clayton, GA (no report) Distance: 6.4 Difficulty: Easy to Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 889 Type: Out and Back Notes: None AllTrails Link: Chattooga River Trail North from US 76 near Clayton, GA (no report) Additional Search Terms: March
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Date: 03/20/2023 Name: Raper Mountain Loop near Batesville, GA Distance: 5.8 Difficulty: Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 791 Type: Loop Notes: This was an exploratory hike to check out a trail and waterfall nearby. We had sunny weather, but a cold start later warming to near 50 degrees. We hiked on a combination of forest service
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Date: 03/14/2023 Name: Don Carter Loop and Terrapin Cove Trails near Lula, GA Distance: 6.1 Difficulty: Easy Total Climbing Elevation: 614 Type: Loop Notes: Despite the forecast, it turned out to be a wonderful day for a hike with cold temperatures at the start, but warming up by hike's end. The trail was dry, often
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Date: 03/07/2023 Name: Table Rock Trail near Pickens, SC Distance: 7.6 Difficulty: Difficult Total Climbing Elevation: 2,333 Type: Out and Back Notes: At the urging of a more experienced hiker, we took on the challenge of this hike. While a bit harder for some than others, our mostly 70+ year old group of nine hikers
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Date: 02/21/2023 Name: Wolfpen Gap to Lake Winfield Scott near Blairsville, GA Distance: 6.1 Difficulty: Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 1,253 Type: Out and Back Notes: We lucked up again with dry, mild weather with skies gradually clearing throughout the hike. This hike was in the Blood Mountain Wilderness that combined multiple trails into one hike:
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