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
Date: 12/21/2021 Name: Helen to Unicoi State Park Lodge Distance: 5.8 Difficulty: Easy Total Climbing Elevation: 663 Type: Out & Back Notes: An easy hike today on a not so great weather day that started off cool, dry and cloudy and ended up cool and rainy. The trail was actually in good condition with repairs
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Date: 12/14/2021 Name: Sawmill Gap to Wayah Bald via Bartram & Appalachian Trails west of Franklin, NC Distance: 8.1 Difficulty: Moderate to Difficult Total Climbing Elevation: 1,677 Type: Out & Back Notes: Only two of us, but a perfect day for a hike with clear skies, unusually warm weather of 40-55 ℉ and a light
Date: 12/07/2021 Name: Jackrabbit Mtn Central & Highpoint Loops near Hiawassee, GA Distance: 5.3 Difficulty: Easy Total Climbing Elevation: 433 Type: Loop Notes: It was a really nice day with clear, sunny skies and cool temperatures between 38℉ & 50℉. The trails were mostly dry with little risk of slipping on dry leaves. The trails
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Date: 11/30/2021 Name: Grassy Knob Loop near Cashiers, NC Distance: 5.2 Difficulty: Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 971 Type: Loop Notes: A really great day with sunny and warmer weather than anticipated. The hike was enjoyed by all. With few exceptions, the trail was not too steep. It was generally in good condition with just the
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Date: 11/23/2021 Name: Sourwood Trail & Falls at Lake Russell near Mt. Airy, GA Distance: 4 Difficulty: Easy Total Climbing Elevation: 377 Type: Loop Notes: An easy hike today on a very nice trail in good condition. We had a very sunny but crisp start at 28°F ending around 50°F Most of the leaves were
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