Suwanee Take-a-Hikers

Let's Take a Hike on the Gahuti Backcountry Trail at Fort Mountain! Let's burn off some of that turkey!

This is a fabulous trail at Fort Mountain State Park that has wonderful mountain views and a waterfall! The trail itself is about 8 miles but we will add on the West Overlook Trail for the mountain views.

Here is the link to the Gahuti trail in AllTrails:
https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/georgia/gahuti-backcountry-trail

The meeting spot will be at the Restrooms at the end of Old Fort Road at 9:30am. Parking is $5 unless you have the GA State Parks annual pass. Please bring plenty of water, snacks and hiking poles are recommended. We will stop for lunch on the trail. Our pace will be 2-2.5 mph.

Hope to see you there, and of course please remember that you will be participating at your own risk as Suwanee Take-a-Hikers assumes absolutely no liability (nada, zero, zilch, zip) for adverse events which may occur during meetups.

Let's Take-a-Hike at Cochran Mill Park!

This is an exploratory hike as I have never been here but it has been on my list. The description has multiple waterfalls listed so we must go explore!

We will start off on the Orange Trail and loop around to the Green Trail and the hit the Red Trail. It looks like we can get about 8 miles with this combination.

Here are the AllTrail links:
Orange Loop: https://www.alltrails.com/explore/trail/us/georgia/cochran-mill-orange-loop
Red Loop: https://www.alltrails.com/explore/trail/us/georgia/cochran-mill-red-loop

We will meet at 9:30am in front of the park map at the front of the parking lot. The address is: 6875 Cochran Mill Road, Chattahoochee Hills. The parking fee is $5 and daily pass can be purchased at the parking kiosk. Please bring plenty of water and snack.

Hope to see you there! And of course, please remember that you will be participating at your own risk as Suwanee Take-a-Hikers assumes absolutely no liability (nada, zero, zilch, zip) for adverse events which may occur during meetups.

Let's Take a Hike to Blood Mountain!

We will hike to Blood Mountain via the Slaughter Creek Trail and return via the AT/Jarrard Gap Trail. This is a difficult hike with about 8 miles and 1800 feet elevation gain. The reward is spectacular views from Blood Mountain! The rhododendron and mountain laurel should be in full bloom this time of year.

We will meet at Lake Winfred Scott Recreation area. Parking is $5 and the pay station is to the right as you enter Lake Winfred Scott. We will meet at the gravel parking lot on the left before you get to the lake. If you see the lake, you've gone too far! Please arrive before 9am so we can start our hike promptly at 9am. Note: I have pinned the directions to Lake Winfred Scott Recreation area but it looks like it will take you to the lake. Just look for the parking lot on the left before you get to the lake.

Here is the AllTrails link for the trail:
https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/georgia/blood-mountain-via-slaughter-creek-trail

This is a challenging hike and we will maintain a pace of 2.5-3 mph. We will take a couple of short breaks on the trail and will take about a 30 minute break at the top to enjoy the views of Blood Mountain and have a snack. Please make sure you bring plenty of water and energy snacks. Hiking poles are recommended as well.

Note that this hike is cross posted with Lawrenceville Hikers.

Now for this disclaimers: Please remember that you will be participating entirely at your own risk as Suwanee Take-a-Hikers assumes absolutely no liability (nada, zero, zilch, zip, jack squat) for adverse events which may occur during meetups. I look forward to seeing you on the trail!