Surprised no one has mentioned Appalachian Trail. Starts around Blue Ridge and provides as short or long a hiking/camping adventure as you want to have. Depending on the season, it is as desolate as you would want it to be.
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Good hiking/campng trails in Georgia.
- Thread starter LoneRevolver
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Red Top mountain is good for a quick hike that's near,but certainly not wilderness.
Don't forget that rugged trail at the mall walk, dangerous stuff even with those plaques that tell you the miles and the info booths.And watch out for grams and granpa. Sorry could not help myself....
Don't forget that rugged trail at the mall walk, dangerous stuff even with those plaques that tell you the miles and the info booths.And watch out for grams and granpa. Sorry could not help myself....
hike and camp the rei natgeo maps are good but get garmin mapping on a gps it will have trails the rei maps dont
cohutta wilderness or firescreek area north of hayesville
we stay off the appalachian trail because of its like an interstate,to many people and to many people with problems.
stanley bartram and benton mckaye are good trails also.
cohutta wilderness or firescreek area north of hayesville
we stay off the appalachian trail because of its like an interstate,to many people and to many people with problems.
stanley bartram and benton mckaye are good trails also.
the pinhoti trails runs through georgia as well but i have found it to be very trashy in spots
Going on memory here from several years ago.
There is a gravel road straight across from Mocassin Creek campground on Lake Burton. Park at the wide spot at the end and you can camp along the trail next to a small creek for free.
There are 3 water falls up the trail to hike to.
One time when we did a family camp outing I used a wheel barrow to carry the camping stuff up the trail just because it was not worth the trouble of packing up the backpack because the spots were so close to the parking spot. Nice mild family camp outing with water falls and a short trail.
If it is hot it is fun to go back out to the paved road turn right and take the right that goes by Wildcat Creek which has a natural rock slide to go down.
The Connesaga wilderness area mentioned by another poster is great too. Seems I recall there are 92 miles of trails listed according to the maps including the Big Frog Wilderness just above it.
Lots of good memories backpacking and camping in there.
Beware the Chestnut Lead trail if you have bad knees cause it will stress them on the way down being so steep.
Saw and photographed a kangaroo mouse when I went off trail to whiz one time.
The huge centipedes along the trails are a sight too and crunch underfoot because you could not help but step on them being so many at times.
There is a gravel road straight across from Mocassin Creek campground on Lake Burton. Park at the wide spot at the end and you can camp along the trail next to a small creek for free.
There are 3 water falls up the trail to hike to.
One time when we did a family camp outing I used a wheel barrow to carry the camping stuff up the trail just because it was not worth the trouble of packing up the backpack because the spots were so close to the parking spot. Nice mild family camp outing with water falls and a short trail.
If it is hot it is fun to go back out to the paved road turn right and take the right that goes by Wildcat Creek which has a natural rock slide to go down.
The Connesaga wilderness area mentioned by another poster is great too. Seems I recall there are 92 miles of trails listed according to the maps including the Big Frog Wilderness just above it.
Lots of good memories backpacking and camping in there.
Beware the Chestnut Lead trail if you have bad knees cause it will stress them on the way down being so steep.
Saw and photographed a kangaroo mouse when I went off trail to whiz one time.
The huge centipedes along the trails are a sight too and crunch underfoot because you could not help but step on them being so many at times.
Alright! lots of good suggestions, gonna head down to REI later and pick up a couple maps. I wont buy my garmin there though as I do all I can to avoid supporting REI or any other sierra club supporters for that matter (gets hard sometimes because they make some great products).
Find a cohutta/big frog wilderness map if you can. This area is hard to beat. Benton mcaye trail and the AT are great options as well.
There are some amazing trails in the John's mountain wildlife management area that are just breathtaking! Also, love the Dry Creek area (which the Pinhoti runs through).. Pigeon mountain is phenomenal!! Anyway, northwest GA has some great hiking/horseback riding for sure!!
Raven Cliffs and Blood Mountain are great. And the Logan Turnpike is awesome. The beginning of the AT in Dawsonville at Springer Mountain is really neat. We hike into the lodge quite a bit. The folks who say the AT is "crowded" with "crazy" people aren't true hikers or have never been on it. It is truly a path through some of the most beautiful scenery. So far I have done all the extensions, hook up trails, and the main AT from Springer to Clingman's Dome in the Smokies(divided up over time of course) Got a prosthetic knee so it can only take the 2-3 day overnights. Benton McCay is nice as well.
