Southeastern backpacking, camping, climbing, hiking and snowboarding.
Posted in Backpacking, Georgia Waterfalls, Hikes on Dec 31st, 2009
Wildcat Tract Trails
Nearest Town: Jasper, Georgia
Trailhead Location: Monument Road - Dawson Forest
Trail Lengths/Difficulty:
Tobacco Pouch - 2.0 total 1.2 out to Rocky Ford from Monument Rd.
Rocky Ford Trail - 1.7 miles
Windy Ridge Trail - 1.7 miles
Turner Trail - 1.7 miles
Directions: From 575 go South on 53 approx. 1.8 miles, take a left on Burnt Mtn. Rd [...]
Posted in Georgia Waterfalls, Hikes on Dec 1st, 2009
Nearest Town: Dahlonega, Ga
Directions: From Blairsville, GA take U.S. Highway 19/129 south for 17.0 miles to campground entrance on right.
From Dahlonega, GA take Highway 19 north for 18.0 miles to campground entrance on left.
On Thanksgiving day we went out to eat at The Smith House in Dahlonega with our extended family. We all ate too [...]
Posted in Gear Reviews, Georgia Waterfalls, Outdoor Gear, Snowboarding, Uncategorized on Nov 26th, 2009
Now that the shopping season is in full swing it’s a great time to get your hands on some deals on outdoor gear. Most of the outdoor gear merchants are offering significant savings through Black Friday and Cyber Monday coupons and we’ve listed a few from some of our favorite gear stores below. Enjoy!
Outdoor/Recreation:
Moosejaw.com:
Cyber Monday [...]
Posted in Georgia Waterfalls, Hikes on Nov 18th, 2009
This last Sunday I took the family back up to where I had hiked on the Fall Creek Trail in the Wildcat Tract
to show them the waterfalls and hopefully get a couple more pictures since I was in a rush last time.
The whole family has been sick so needless to say we took it [...]
Posted in Georgia Waterfalls, Hikes on Nov 17th, 2009
Wildcat Tract Trails
Nearest Town: Jasper, Georgia
Trailhead Location: Monument Road Dawson Forest
Trail Length:
Tobacco Pouch Trail - 2.0 miles
Fall Creek Trail - 3.3 miles
Difficulty: Moderate
Directions: From 575 go South on 53 approx. 1.8 miles, take a left on Burnt Mtn. Rd (which becomes 136) for approx. 10.8 miles, take a right on Monument Rd. After about (2.1 [...]
Posted in Georgia Waterfalls on Sep 14th, 2009
Nearest Town: Ball Ground, Ga
Directions: From Canton- take Hwy 20 East toward Cumming and take a left onto Hwy 369. Cross over Forsyth County line and continue about 3 or 4 miles to Poole’s Mill Rd on the right. Go about a mile and park will be on your right.
Today was the second time we [...]
Posted in Georgia Waterfalls, Hikes on Jun 24th, 2009
Nearest Town: Clayton, GA
Trailhead Location: Rabun Beach Campground
Trail Length:
Angel Falls - 1 Mile
Panther Falls - 1/2 Mile
Difficulty: Moderate
Directions:From Clayton go South on US 441, take right onto Old 441, take left onto Old 411S. Take right on Lake Rabun Rd, take left into Campground and follow signs to the trailhead.
Clearly this is not a fitness [...]
Posted in Camping, Georgia Waterfalls, Hikes on May 29th, 2009
Nearest Town: Clarkesville, Georgia
Trailhead Location: End of dirt road beginning across from the Lake Burton Fish Hatchery and Moccasin Creek State Park along 197 (approx. 2 miles)
Trail Lenght: 1.5 miles In and out
Difficulty: Easy
Directions: From Clarkesville-Take Hwy 197 North approx. 23 miles, take left on dirt road across from the Lake Burton Fish Hatchery, (look [...]
Posted in Georgia Waterfalls, Hikes on May 25th, 2009
Nearest Town: Tallulah Falls, GA
Trailhead Location: Tallulah Gorge State Park
Jane Hurt Yarn Rd
Tallulah Falls, GA
Difficulty: Easy to Very Strenuous
Trail Lengths:
North Rim .75 mi. (Easy to Moderate)
South Rim .75 mi. (Easy to Moderate)
Shortline 2.5 mi (Easy/Paved)
Terrora Loop .75 mi. (Moderate)
Terrora Trail .5mi. (Moderate)
Hurricane Falls Loop 1.5 mi.(Very Strenuous)
High Bluff Loop 1.5 mi. (Moderate)
Gorge Floor 3 mi. [...]
Posted in Georgia Waterfalls, Hikes on Mar 27th, 2009
We are starting a new category to help those of you looking for a short day hike here in the Southeast easily find the information you need to choose the ones which pay off and we figured, why not start with Long Creek Falls. We will start populating the waterfall category with new day hikes [...]
