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Contents

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

PREFACE

INTRODUCING THE ATLANTA AREA

Climate

Geology

Forests

Plants and Wildflowers

Animals

COMFORT, SAFETY, AND ETIQUETTE

Weather and the Environment

Preparation

Clothing

Equipment

Safety Measures

Trail Etiquette

USING THIS BOOK

Capsulized Summaries

Highlights, Driving Directions, and Facilities

GPS Waypoints

OVERVIEW OF HIKES

CHAPTER 1 NORTHWEST GEORGIA

Trip 1

Cohutta Wilderness: East Cowpen, Hickory Ridge, and Rough Ridge Loop

Trip 2

Cohutta Wilderness: Beech Bottom Trail and Jacks River Falls

Trip 3

Cohutta Wilderness: Hemp Top Trail

Trip 4

Cohutta Wilderness: Penitentiary Branch Trail

Trip 5

Cohutta Wilderness: Jacks River Trail

Trip 6

Benton MacKaye Trail: Dyer Gap to Watson Gap

Trip 7

Cloudland Canyon State Park: Overlook, West Rim, and Waterfalls Trails

Trip 8

Cloudland Canyon State Park: Sitton’s Gulch Trail

Trip 9

Chickamauga Battlefield Memorial Trail

Trip 10

Chickamauga Battlefield Hunt Cemetery Loop

Trip 11

Chickamauga Creek Trail

Trip 12

Rocktown Trail

Trip 13

Pocket Recreation Area

Trip 14

New Echota Cherokee Capital

Trip 15

Arrowhead Wildlife Interpretive Trail

CHAPTER 2 NORTH-CENTRAL GEORGIA

Trip 16

Fort Mountain State Park: Gahuti Trail

Trip 17

Fort Mountain State Park: Stone Wall, Tower, and West Overlook Trails

Trip 18

Lake Conasauga Recreation Area: Lake, Songbird, and Tower Trails

Trip 19

Carters Lake: Talking Rock Nature Trail

Trip 20

Carters Lake: Amadahy Trail

Trip 21

Carters Lake: Oak Ridge Nature Trail

Trip 22

Carters Lake: Tumbling Waters Nature Trail

Trip 23

Red Top Mountain State Park: Homestead Loop, Sweetgum, and White Tail Trails

Trip 24

Amicalola Falls State Park: Appalachian Approach Trail

Trip 25

Amicalola Falls State Park: Spring Trail, Mountain Laurel Loop, and Creek Trail

Trip 26

Len Foote Hike Inn Trail

Trip 27

Benton MacKaye Trail: Wilscot Gap to Shallowford Bridge

Trip 28

Cooper Creek Yellow Mountain Trail

Trip 29

Vogel State Park: Coosa Backcountry Trail

Trip 30

Vogel State Park: Bear Hair Gap Trail

Trip 31

DeSoto Falls Recreation Area: Lower and Upper Falls

CHAPTER 3 NORTHEAST GEORGIA

Trip 32

Appalachian Trail and Benton MacKaye Trail Loop

Trip 33

Appalachian Trail: Woody Gap to Neels Gap

Trip 34

Appalachian Trail: Neels Gap to Hog Pen Gap

Trip 35

Appalachian Trail: Hog Pen Gap to Unicoi Gap

Trip 36

Appalachian Trail: Unicoi Gap to Dicks Creek Gap

Trip 37

Lake Winfield Scott Recreation Area: Slaughter Creek Trail, Appalachian Trail, and Jarrard Gap Loop

Trip 38

Dockery Lake Trail

Trip 39

Brasstown Valley Resort: Miller Trek Trail

Trip 40

Wagon Train Trail

Trip 41

Arkaquah Trail

Trip 42

Jacks Knob Trail: North to Brasstown Bald

Trip 43

Jacks Knob Trail: South to Chattahoochee Gap

Trip 44

Smithgall Woods State Park: Laurel Ridge Trail

Trip 45

Smithgall Woods State Park: Ash Creek Trail and Wetland Loop

Trip 46

Smithgall Woods State Park: Martin’s Mine and Cathy Ellis Memorial Trails

Trip 47

Yonah Mountain

Trip 48

Chicopee Woods: West Lake and East Lake Trails

Trip 49

Chicopee Woods: Mathis Trail, Ed Dodd Trail, and Elachee Creek Loop

Trip 50

Chicopee Woods: Geiger Trail

Trip 51

Unicoi State Park: Smith Creek Trail

Trip 52

Unicoi State Park: Bottoms Loop Trail and Lake Loop Trail

Trip 53

Unicoi State Park: Unicoi to Helen Trail

Trip 54

Moccasin Creek State Park: Non-Game Interpretive Trail

Trip 55

Moccasin Creek State Park: Hemlock Falls Trail

Trip 56

High Shoals Scenic Area and Falls Trail

Trip 57

Black Rock Mountain State Park: James E. Edmonds Backcountry Trail

Trip 58

Warwoman Dell Trail and Becky Branch Falls Trail

Trip 59

Rabun Beach Recreation Area: Angel Falls Trail

Trip 60

Tallulah Gorge State Park: North Rim, Hurricane Falls, and South Rim Trails

Trip 61

Tallulah Gorge State Park: Stoneplace Trail and High Bluff Loop

Trip 62

Tallulah Gorge State Park: Shortline and Terrora Trails

Trip 63

Panther Creek Trail

Trip 64

Lake Russell Recreation Area: Sourwood Trail

Trip 65

Victoria Bryant State Park: Perimeter Trail

Trip 66

Victoria Bryant State Park: Broad River Loop

CHAPTER 4 WEST OF ATLANTA

Trip 67

Pickett’s Mill Battlefield: Red, Blue, and Brand House Trails Loop

Trip 68

Pickett’s Mill Battlefield: Blue Trail Loop

Trip 69

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Loop

Trip 70

Sweetwater Creek State Park: History and Non-Game Wildlife Trails Loop

Trip 71

Sweetwater Creek State Park: East Side Trail

Trip 72

Silver Comet Trail: Rambo to Castle Rock

Trip 73

Chattahoochee Bend State Park: River Bend Trail

Trip 74

Chattahoochee Bend State Park: Flat Rock and Wild Turkey Trails

Trip 75

F. D. Roosevelt State Park: Wolfden Loop, White Candle, and Beaver Pond Trails

Trip 76

F. D. Roosevelt State Park: Dowdell Loop Trail

CHAPTER 5 CENTRAL ATLANTA

Trip 77

Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area: East Palisades Trail

Trip 78

Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area: West Palisades Trail

Trip 79

Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area: Powers Island

Trip 80

Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area: Cochran Shoals

Trip 81

Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area: Sope Creek

Trip 82

Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area: Johnson Ferry

Trip 83

Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area: Gold Branch Trail

Trip 84

Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area: Vickery Creek

Trip 85

Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area: Island Ford

Trip 86

Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area: Medlock Bridge

Trip 87

Stone Mountain Park: Walk-Up Trail

Trip 88

Stone Mountain Park: Cherokee Trail

Trip 89

Panola Mountain State Park: Microwatershed, Rock Outcrop, and Fitness Trails

Trip 90

Panola Mountain State Park: Panola Mountain Guided Hike

Trip 91

Reynolds Nature Preserve

Trip 92

Atlanta Beltline Eastside Hiking Trail

Trip 93

Atlanta Beltline Westside Hiking Trail

CHAPTER 6 EAST OF ATLANTA

Trip 94

Little Mulberry Park

Trip 95

Fort Yargo State Park: Bird Berry Trail and Lake Loop Trail

Trip 96

Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center Loop

Trip 97

Hard Labor Creek State Park: Beaver Pond and Brantley Trails

Trip 98

Sandy Creek Park: Lake Chapman Trail

Trip 99

Watson Mill Bridge State Park: Walking Trail

Trip 100

Watson Mill Bridge State Park: Beaver Creek Loop Trail

Trip 101

Watson Mill Bridge State Park: Ridge Loop Trail

Trip 102

Watson Mill Bridge State Park: Hiking and Biking Trail

CHAPTER 7 SOUTH OF ATLANTA

Trip 103

Sprewell Bluff Outdoor Recreation Area: The Natural Dam Trail

Trip 104

Sprewell Bluff Outdoor Recreation Area: Longleaf Pine Loop Trail

Trip 105

Ocmulgee National Monument: Mound Walk

Trip 106

Ocmulgee National Monument: Bartram, Opelofa, and River Walk Trails

Trip 107

Oconee National Forest: Ocmulgee River Trail

Trip 108

Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge: Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Trail

APPENDIXES

Appendix 1: Hikes by Theme

Appendix 2: Recommended Books and Maps

Appendix 3: Agencies and Information Sources

Appendix 4: Conservation Organizations and Trail Groups

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