NEGH 2022 Hikes

Date: 07/19/2022 Name: Fontana Village to Fontana Dam via Benton MacKaye Trail & AT Distance: 5.8 Difficulty: Easy Total Climbing Elevation: 761 Type: One-way Notes: None AllTrails Link: Fontana Village to Fontana Dam via Benton MacKaye Trail & AT Additional Search Terms: July

Date: 07/12/2022 Name: Blue Ridge Railroad Historical Trail/Palmetto Loop near Walhalla, SC Distance: 5.6 Difficulty: Easy to Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 784 Type: Mostly Loop Notes: All-in-all this was an easy to moderately difficult hike combining two trails into a loop. We began with a short hike to Issaqueena Falls using a path below the

Date: 07/05/2022 Name: Martin Creek Falls and Pinnacle Knob via the Bartram Trail near Clayton, GA Distance: 4.2/8.8 Difficulty: Easy to Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 568/1,811 Type: Out & Back Notes: The trail was in good overall condition today, although it wasn't a pleasant day to hike being warm and very humid. Everyone hiked to

Date: 06/28/2022 Name: Scaly Mountain Trail Distance: 4 Difficulty: Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 1,132 Type: Out & Back Notes: Today the overall trail was quite dry but in mixed condition with some sections being a fairly soft dirt bed while other sections were quite rocky, and some other small wet areas were acting as drainage

Date: 06/21/2022 Name: White Twister Trail and Stonewall Falls near Tiger, GA (No report) Distance: 4.5 Difficulty: Easy Total Climbing Elevation: 591 Type: Loop Notes: None AllTrails Link: White Twister Trail and Stonewall Falls near Tiger, GA (No report) Additional Search Terms: June

Date: 06/07/2022 Name: Buckeye Creek Trail & Bartram Trail to Hickory Knoll Rd near Otto, NC Distance: 6.9 Difficulty: Moderate to Difficult Total Climbing Elevation: 1558 Type: One-Way Notes: It was another great day for a hike. It was a bit humid on our climb up the Buckeye Creek Trail (formerly the Bartram Trail) to

Date: 05/31/2022 Name: Smithgall Woods – Ash Creek Loop Trails near Helen, GA Distance: 4.8 Difficulty: Easy Total Climbing Elevation: 597 Type: Loop Notes: This was a fairly easy hike on a combination of a paved road (Tsalaki Trail) leading to the wooded Ash Creek Trail. There were a few short, steep hills leading to

Date: 05/17/2022 Name: Yonah Mountain Trail near Cleveland, GA Distance: 4.8 Difficulty: Difficult Total Climbing Elevation: 1,496 Type: Out & back with loop Notes: It was great hiking day with mild temperatures, sunny skies and a light breeze on top of Yonah Mountain. The trail was dry and in good condition although a bit slippery

Date: 05/10/2022 Name: Sosebee Cove & Coosa Backcountry Trail near Vogel State Park Distance: 5.1 Difficulty: Easy to Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 863 Type: Out & Back Notes: This was another pleasant spring hike with good weather and trails. The short loop around Sosebee Cove is quite easy. While we did see a fair number

Date: 05/03/2022 Name: Lake Russell-Nancy Town Lake Loop Distance: 6 Difficulty: Easy Total Climbing Elevation: 469 Type: Loop Notes: Today was a warm and sunny day with dry trails in good condition showing regular maintenance… except for the missing bridge across Nancy Town Creek below the dam. A few of our hikers were able to