Date: 02/15/2022 Name: AT – Woody Gap to Gooch Gap near Suches, GA Distance: 7.2 Difficulty: Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 1,309 Type: Out & Back Notes: A really great day for a hike with sunny skies, a light breeze and temperatures between 37-52 degrees. The trail was dry and in excellent shape showing recent signs […]
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Date: 02/08/2022 Name: Hidden Falls Trail near Mountain Rest, SC Distance: 5.5 Difficulty: Easy to Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 679 Type: Out & Back Notes: We used an alternate trailhead along Tower Rd (FS 716), just off of SC Hwy 107, to avoid the unusually high $5/person fee when starting from Oconee State Park. This
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Date: 02/01/2022 Name: Rhododendron Trail & Chenocetah Fire Tower Loop at Lake Russel near Mt. Airy, GA. Distance: 5.7 Difficulty: Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 951 Type: Loop Notes: Another "great day" for a hike with sunny skies and cool temperatures. After a short walk from the boat ramp parking area, we proceeded up the gentle
Date: 01/25/2022 Name: Frady Branch Loop & Three Waterfalls€“ Near Currahee Mtn. Distance: 5 Difficulty: Easy to Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 682 Type: Loop Notes: Another good day for a hike with seasonably cool and cloudy weather warming up quite nicely to near 60 degrees with sunny skies. The trails were mostly dry and in
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Date: 01/11/2022 Name: Bartram Trail – Hickory Knoll Rd to The Pinnacle near Otto, NC Distance: 5.4 Difficulty: Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 1604 Type: Out & Back Notes: Although a cold morning, this was a great day for a hike. This hike is moderately strenuous with a mostly continuous climb to The Pinnacle. The trail
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Date: 01/10/2022 Name: Rhododendron Trail at Lake Russel near Mt. Airy, GA. Distance: 5.6 Difficulty: Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 961 Type: Loop Notes: This was a exploratory hike for our group of local hikers based on reviews of other AllTrails hikers. This trail is relatively easy except for the first 0.3 mile of the access
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Date: 01/04/2022 Name: Latham Cemetery & Pear Orchard Loop and 4 Falls and Roman's Den near Currahee Mtn Distance: 5.2 Difficulty: Easy Total Climbing Elevation: 607 Type: Loop Notes: A really great "adventure hike" today where we visited four falls and Roman's Den, a cave occupied by two brothers who were conscientious objectors during the
