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Posted in Kayaking on Jan 8th, 2012
Nearest Town: Dawsonville, Ga
Directions to take-out at Old Federal:
From 575, take Ga. 20 towards Cumming
Turn left onto Ga-369
Turn left onto Old Federal Rd
Slight right onto Nicholson Rd
Take an immediate left into dirt parking area
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From 400, left onto 369
Right on Old Federal Rd
Slight right onto Nicholson Rd
Turn left - dirt parking at Old Federal Rd take-out
Directions [...]
Posted in Kayaking on Nov 20th, 2011
The Etowah River offers a little for every paddler depending on the section of the river you run. There are plenty points of interest along the way from rope swings and waterfalls to remnants of old cold war testing facilities, and even rapids down underground tunnels! Some sections offer class III rapids, while other [...]
Posted in Kayaking on May 25th, 2011
This year Spring has been a bit different for us and we’ve been doing a bit more kayaking than usual after getting the new Remix XP9. We have done several trips I still need to post on and one of the recent ones was down the Etowah River from East Cherokee Rd. to Boling Park.
This [...]
Posted in Hikes on Oct 21st, 2010
We have been trail running and hiking the Etowah Trails throughout most of the year. During the summer it gets pretty brutal with the humidity, clearing spider webs and crossing paths with snakes. Now that Fall is here there is a lot less undergrowth encroaching into the trails and since more people are getting out [...]
A couple of months ago I took my father on his first official kayaking trip. I wanted to do a shorter trip and stick as close to home as possible so I figured we’d give the Etowah River a try. I assumed it wouldn’t be the best leg of the river being so close into [...]
