Date: 05/23/2023 Name: Standing Indian Mountain via Deep Gap Distance: 5.3 Difficulty: Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 1,161 Type: Out and Back Notes: A cool and misty, almost rainy hike, but the weather improved as the day went on to where the views from Standing Indian Mountain began to appear as we ate lunch there. The […]
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Date: 05/16/2023 Name: Foothills/Chattooga River Trail to Pigpen Falls and Licklog Falls and Beyond near Mountain Rest, SC Distance: 6.5 Difficulty: Easy Total Climbing Elevation: 883 Type: Out and Back Notes: We continued to have good weather today. This was a new hike for this group by approaching Licklog and Pigpen Falls from the east.
Date: 05/09/2023 Name: Bartram Trail: Wallace Branch to William's Pulpit and Beyond near Franklin, NC Distance: 6.8 Difficulty: Moderate to Strenuous Total Climbing Elevation: 1,972 Type: Out and Back Notes: A great day to challenge our 13 hikers on this moderate to strenuous hike. The weather was perfect and the trail was in very good
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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