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Oct 5
(C1)
09:00
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Jack Rabbit
hike/bike trail
7.6 miles.
Hike four loops of the Jack Rabbit Hike/ bike trail--3.1
miles on the white blazed loop, 2 miles on the blue blazed loop, 1
mile on the orange blazed trail, 1.5 miles on yellow blazed loop.
Great views of Lake Chatuge
and variety of hard woods.
Jack Rabbit hike/bike trailhead
Bob & Linda Kaempfer 1-828-644-5836
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Oct 5th
(D3)
9:00
NOTE TIME CHANGE
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Park Creek Tr. and Park
Ridge
Tr Loop in Standing Indian area.
A 9 mile
hike with several stream crossings and lots of ups and downs.
Approx. 25 mi. to trailhead.
Ingles parking lot in Hayesville
Jerry
Carnes 706-896-4690
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Oct 7th
08:00
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NC Trail Maintenance Day
Ingles parking
lot in Hayesville
Richard Sullivan 706-374-5281
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Oct 12
(B2 )ßß
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09:00
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Arkaquah Trail
from Brasstown Bald parking lot. An
easy in and out hike of about 3 miles (2 hrs).
Spectacular views.
Some rough
footing. Dist to trailhead 1 mile one way
Jacks Gap at base of
Brasstown Bald on Hwy. 180.
Jack
Butler
706-745-8656
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Oct 12th
(C3) #
9:00
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Byron H Reece area to Flatrock Gap on the AT and north bound to
Swaim Gap and return. Scenic rock formations north of Flatrock.
7.6 miles R/T
Byron
Reece parking lot on Hwy 129, close to Neels Gap
Irene Reiner 706-896-1620
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Oct 19
(B2)
09:00
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Dicks Creek Gap
north to Cowart Gap
on the AT. This is a
3.6 mile round trip hike with some moderate ascending and descending
in both directions. 7.5 mi. to trailhead.
Macedonia Baptist Church parking lot east of Hiawassee.
Bob Dalsemer 828-389-0218
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Oct 19th
(E3) #
9:00
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Big Frog Tr. Near Ocoee Gorge, Tn.
11 mile R/T,2,00 ft. Elev. Gain. An easy to moderate grade up
beautiful PeavineRidge to Big Frog Mt. Paced hike 2+ mph.
Meet behind Hardees at US 64/TN 68 intersection near Ducktown .
Frank Ensenat 828-644-0493
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Oct 21st
08:00
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Georgia Trail Maintenance Day.
Bread of Life Restaurant in Young Harris.
Richard Sullivan 706-374-5281
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Oct 26
(C2)
09:00
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Benton
MacKaye Tr. From Hwy 60
across Toonowee Mt.
to the suspension bridge and return for 7.2 miles roundtrip Elevation
change 800ft. in, 900 ft. out
Park and Ride Blairsville
Harold Dyer
706-745-2224
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Oct 26th
(C4)
9:00
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London Bald Trail #19C.
(Approx. 8.4 miles total)
Start from Appletree Camp and
go up 19B 2.5 miles to London Bald Trail (#19C).
Go left 5.9 miles to Junaluska Gap.
Spectacular views of Tusquitees, Nantahalas, and
Snowbird
Mts.
Enjoy the Tuni Gap Road ride from Hayesville to
Andrews!
Short Shuttle.
Andrews rest area on Hwy 74/19/129
Jim Morgan 828-835-9063
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Nov 02
(A1)
09:00
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Chatuge Dam.
Easy hike across dam and on the new asphalt extension.
Beautiful view. Round trip distance about 3 miles.
Ingles parking lot
in Hayesville
Ben
Kennedy 706-896-2669
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Nov 2nd
(D2)
9:00
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Bartram Trail from Russell Bridge to Licklog Falls.
8 mile in
and out hike, easy elevation gain. Hike from Russell bridge on Hwy
28 east of Clayton along SC side of the
Chattooga River to
Licklog
Falls and return.
Approx. 30 mi. to trailhead.
Macedonia
Baptist
Church
parking lot east of Hiawassee
Richard Sullivan 706-374-5281
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Nov 4th
09:00
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NC Trail Maintenance Day
Ingles parking
lot in Hayesville
Richard Sullivan 706-374-5281
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Nov 09
(C3 )
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09:00
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Fires Creek Rim Trail - FSR 6176 Loop.
From Leatherwood Falls, follow Rim Trail. for 2.2 miles.
Turn right and follow FSR 6176 for 4.4 miles. Turn left after
crossing Leatherwood Creek onto unmarked Trail. 7 mile loop.
Ingles parking lot in
Hayesville
Bert Kunze
706-896-3601
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Nov 9th
(C3)
9:00
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Unicoi Turnpike
Trail and Benton MacKaye Trail.
Come walk some actual pieces of the famous Cherokee Trail of Tears of
200 years ago, then the other half is the Benton MacKaye Trail in SE Tenn. 7
miles total. 4:30 hrs.
The trip includes CCC camp site and side trip to Buck Bald’s
vista. 16 mile r/t
shuttle. 18 miles to trailhead.
Meet behind Hardees at US 64/TN 68 intersection near Ducktown
George Owen 706-374-4716
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Nov 16
(B3 )
09:00
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Unicoi
State Park to Helen. A moderate to
easy 5.6 mi. hike from the Lodge to Helen and back, with option to
walk around the lake at Unicoi for another 1+ mi. Lunch at lodge.
Meet in upper
parking lot of Unicoi Park Lodge.
Sue Sorice
706-745-1225
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Nov 16th
(D2) #
9:00
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Deep Gap to
Sassafras Gap on the AT.
9+ miles. Just about our last chance to visit the
Deep Gap area until March as the FS usually closes this road from
Jan. through March. We
start on the AT and head South to Muskrat Shelter area, then on for
a visit to Ravenrock Cliff, stop and explore an aircraft crash site,
then back on the AT for scenic views of Lake Chatuge and on to
Sassafras Gap. Return to
our cars the same way except near the end we take the “old AT.”
Approx. 20 mi. to trailhead.
Ingles Parking Lot
in Hayesville.
Phyllis Loman
706-896-5540
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Nov 18th
09:00
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NC Trail Maintenance Day
Ingles parking
lot in Hayesville LOCATION
CHANGE
Richard Sullivan 706-374-5281
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Nov 23
(B2 )
09:00
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Benton Mackaye Trail
from Hwy. 60 at Wilscot Gap to Skeenah Gap. This 5.3 mile section is constantly going up and down.
Many of these short grades are steep.
Shuttle required. (4 hrs).
Approx. 25 mi. to trailhead.
Park and Ride in
Blairsville
George
Owen 706-374-4716
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Nov 23rd
(C4)**
9”00
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Fires Creek Rim.
7.4 miles Total, Up Sassafras Ridge Trail to Rim (easiest way up to
rim), 2 miles on the Rim passing Signal Bald, a short side trip on
the Chunky Gal Trail
thrown in for the vista at Tusquitee Bald and then back to the Rim
Trail and down Far Bald Spring Trail #389 1.7 miles. Long
gravel FS road up to trailhead
Meet at Ingles parking lot in Hayesville
Richard Sullivan 706-374-5281
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Nov 30
(C2 ) #
09:00
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Woody Gap to Old
Gooch Gap Shelter
on the AT. 7.8 miles
round trip. A
moderate hike with two nice viewpoints.
15 mi. to trailhead.
Choestoe
Baptist
Church
parking lot on Hwy 180
Jan and Glen Boland
706-745-2798
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Nov 30th
(E4) #
9:00
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Hogpen Gap to
Chattahoochee
Gap on the
AT. Then down to Jacks Gap on the Jacks Knob Trail. 11.6 miles
shuttle hike with a number of ups and downs. Paced hike at 2+ mph.
Jacks Gap at base of
Brasstown Bald on Hwy 180
Frances
Maney 706-896-9016
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Dec 2nd
09:00
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NC Trail Maintenance Day
Ingles parking
lot in Hayesville
Richard Sullivan 706-374-5281
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Dec 07
(B2 )
09:00
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Cooper
Creek Scenic Area Sampler:
Begin at the Cooper Creek Parking Area and hike the 1.7 mile Eye on
Wildlife trail back to Parking Lot. From there we will continue
hiking over to the Yellow Mountain Trail to Shope Gap Trail and back
to Parking Lot for another 3.2 mile hike. If we have time, we'll go
over to Sea Creek Falls. This is a very scenic area around Coopers
Creek and features easy to moderate hiking.
Meet at the
Blairsville Park and Ride
Pam Sullivan 706-374-5281 |
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Dec 7th
(C2)
9:00
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Tesnatee Gap to
Levelland Mountain
on the AT and return.
This 7.6 mile hike has spectacular views
from Cowrock, Wolf
Laurel Top and
Levelland
Mountains. Approx. 6 mi.
to trailhead.
Choestoe
Baptist
Church
parking lot on Hwy 180.
Sue Sorice 706-745-1225
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Dec 7th
6:00 PM
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Covered Dish Supper / Christmas Party / Elections /
Business Meeting at Sharp Memorial Methodist Church Fellowship Hall.
Bring a covered dish
for 8.
For info call: Pam Sullivan 706-374-5281 or
pams11@tds.net
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Dec 14
(C3 ) #
09:00
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Hogpen Gap to Wolf
Laurel Top
, back to Tesnatee Gap.
With a side trip to
a beautiful overlook toward Whitley Gap Shelter
( 6.6 miles, ≈ 3:30
hrs). Approx. 6 mi. to trailhead.
Choestoe
Baptist
Church
parking lot on Hwy. 180
Greg and Virginia Lane
706-745-8058
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Dec 14th
(D2)
9:00
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Three Forks to Hightower Gap
on the AT and return.
Lunch at Hawk
Mountain
shelter. An 8 mile 4
hour hike with 800 ft. elevation change.
25 mi. to trailhead.
Park and Ride in Blairsville
George Radcliffe 706-745-8355
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Dec
16th
09:00
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Georgia Trail Maintenance Day.
Bread of Life Restaurant in Young Harris.
Richard Sullivan 706-374-5281
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Dec 21
(B3) #
09:00
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Blood Mountain
via the Byron Herbert Reece Trail and AT.
A 5 mile round trip
hike (≈ 3:30 hrs) with 1,400 ft. of elevation change. Splendid views
from the top.
Byron Herbert Reese parking area
Bert
Kunze 706-896-3601
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Dec 21st
(C2)
9:00
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Osage Mountain Overlook on Hwy. 106 in NC over Scaly Mountain to Jones Gap on the Bartram Trail.
7.2 miles with steep
ascents and descents. Shuttle required. Spectacular view.
Too strenuous for short hikers. Approx. 30+ mi. to trailhead.
Macedonia
Baptist
Church
parking lot east of Hiawassee.
Ginny
Smith 706-374-1553
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Dec 28
(C2) #
09:00
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Woody Gap over Big Cedar Mt. to Miller Gap on the AT,
then down Dockery Lake Trail for a total of 6.4 miles.
Shuttle required.
Choestoe Baptist Church
parking lot on Hwy 180 OR Woody Gap.
Nancy
Shofner 404-881-6346
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Dec 28th
(D4) #
9:00
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Nantahala
River to Wesser Bald Loop.
9.3 mile shuttle hike. Hike up the easier
old AT route to Wesser Bald Shelter with optional .8 mile side
trip to the Wesser Fire Tower with great views, and return via
current AT (2900 ft. elevation descent). Short seven minute
shuttle.
Meeting Spot: Andrews rest area on Hwy 74/19/129
Jim Morgan 828-835-9063
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