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 […]
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Date: 05/18/2021 Name: Smithgall Woods-Laurel Ridge & Ash Creek Loop Distance: 4.8 Difficulty: Easy Total Climbing Elevation: 597 Type: Loop Notes: No Hike Report AllTrails Link: Smithgall Woods-Laurel Ridge & Ash Creek Loop (No Hike Report) Additional Search Terms: May
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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
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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
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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
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Date: 04/28/2022 Name: Kimsey Creek Trail near Standing Indian Campground Distance: 5.9 Difficulty: Easy Total Climbing Elevation: 764 Type: Out & Back Notes: This turned out to be a really great hike, not so much for the beautiful weather or the trail conditions being much better than our 2020 fall hike, but mostly for the
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Date: 04/19/2022 Name: Yonah Preserve Trails: Creek Trail, Sequoyah's Return and Cherokee Trail Distance: 6.1 Difficulty: Easy Total Climbing Elevation: 417 Type: Loop Notes: Cool with a light breeze on a sunny day. The trail was in excellent condition and has been well maintained with no blow-downs blocking the trail. While there were not a
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Date: 04/12/2022 Name: Chattooga River Trail to Licklog and Pigpen Falls Distance: 8.7 Difficulty: Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 499 Type: Out & Back Notes: We took the lower trail, aka fisherman's trail, hoping it would be a bit easier. As in the past couple of years there was significant blow-down along the trail from 0.4
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Date: 04/05/2022 Name: Raven Cliff Falls Trail near Helen, GA Distance: 5.8 Difficulty: Easy to Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 604 Type: Out & Back Notes: Despite severe storms to the north and south of Helen last night, this area was spared much rain and the skies cleared up by hike time. We almost abandoned the
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Date: 03/29/2022 Name: AT – Tesnatee Gap to Cow Rock & Wolf Laurel Top (mileage includes hike over Wildcat Mtn to Hogpen Gap at end of hike.) Distance: 5.1/6.0 Difficulty: Moderate to Difficult Total Climbing Elevation: 1,388/1,883 Type: Out & Back Notes: A good hike today beginning with cloudy, cold and breezy weather later turning
