Backpacking the Appalachian Trail: Blood Mountain to Cowrock Mountain

We’ve long held the Blood Mountain Wilderness area to be our favorite in Georgia, offering awe-inspiring views from ridge line peaks and trails through beautiful Georgia forest dotted with rocky outcrops. This hike combines several of our favorites, traveling to the peak of Blood Mountain before...

Paddling the Metro Hooch: Kayaking the Chattahoochee River

Check out our HD video review of the 6 mile downstream kayaking trip from Johnson Ferry to Paces Mill on a metro-Atlanta stretch of the Chattahoochee River: This metro stretch of the Hooch has long been one of our kayaking favorites for convenience – with just a short drive and coordination of drop...

Camping in Linville Gorge near Table Rock, Pisgah National Forest, NC

Linville Gorge, located in Pisgah National Forest in North Carolina, is a massive gorge cut 2,000 feet deep and 12 miles long by the Linville River and is lined with massive rock formations on both walls of the canyon. The gorge and surrounding 12,000 acres of Linville Gorge Wilderness a wealth of fantastic...

Hiking the Appalachian Trail – Three Forks to Springer Mountain

The famed Appalachian Trail – over 2,176 miles in length from Georgia to Maine – travels through some of Georgia’s most scenic hiking areas.  This 8.6 mile hike southbound on the Appalachian Trail travels to the southernmost point of the trail at Springer Mountain from beautiful Three...

Pinhoti Trail: Hiking North from Snake Creek Gap to Mill Creek Mountain

This 7 mile ridgeline hike on the Pinhoti Trail offers continuous views from both sides of the trail as it follows the ridge of Mill Creek Mountain. The Pinhoti Trail is a 325 mile trail that extends from Alabama into Georgia, and offers hikes through the prettiest parts of the Western section of the...

Paces Mill / Rottenwood Creek Trail in Metro Atlanta

One of our favorite running and walking trails in the metro Atlanta area is the Paces Mill / Rottenwood Creek trail. Following the Chattahoochee River for a quarter mile and then turning to follow Rottenwood Creek to its waterfalls near the end of the trail, this 3.6 mile paved trail blends urban signs of...

Surge iPhone Solar Charger: Gear Review

Atlanta Trails reviews the new iPhone solar charger, the Surge from Novothink. Get the best price on the Surge solar iPhone battery / charger from Amazon.com. We’ve been waiting for the release of Surge and we’ve had the chance to test it on the trails of North Georgia. We have to say we’re really...

Hiking to High Shoals Waterfall

The hike to High Shoals Waterfall – actually a series of falls – in the Chattahoochee Forest north of Helen is an easy, 2.6 mile well-traveled trek along a rumbling creek that cascades down into a series of large, dramatic waterfalls.  Shorter than most of our hikes, we loved the High Shoals...

Gear Review: GSI Pinnacle Backpacker Cookware

Atlanta Trails reviews the Pinnacle Backpacker cookware from GSI, a lightweight backpacking set that’s perfect for two people on the trail. Check out our HD video review of the GSI Pinnacle Backpacker cook set: The set packs down to 8 by 5 and a half inches and weighs in at a light 28.2 oz –...

Hiking the Appalachian Trail – Jarrard Gap to Slaughter Creek

This 6 mile hike winds through the Blood Mountain Wilderness – one of the most beautiful hiking areas in North Georgia – along the famed Appalachian trail and beside Slaughter Creek.   The hike loops from Lake Winfield Scott on 3 fantastic trails –  along the Jarrard Trail to Jarrard Gap,...

A Lakeside Trail Close to Atlanta: Hiking at Red Top Mountain

Clear blue skies, fair weather and hints of Spring make us crave some hiking time in the woods with our black lab – but unfortunately, schedules don’t always permit a day-long drive up to the Chattahoochee National Forest.  We’ve found a few nice trails around the metro area that...

Springer Mountain Loop – Hiking the Appalachian Trail

This hike in the Chattahoochee National Forest in North Georgia travels along two famous trails – the famous 2,100 Appalachian Trail, which extends from Springer Mountain in Georgia to Maine, as well as the 250 mile Benton MacKaye Trail, which runs along a rugged terrain in North Georgia and is named...

Cochran Shoals: Trails along the Chattahoochee River

Just outside the Atlanta perimeter is one of the most popular parks in the Chattahoochee National Recreation Area: Cochran Shoals. With 3.1 miles of wide graveled trails along the banks of the shoals of the Chattahoochee River, this is a popular running, walking and biking trail that’s convenient to...

A Unique Waterfall: Hiking to Raven Cliff Falls

The Raven Cliff Trail journeys through the Chattahoochee National Forest to a one of the most unique waterfalls we’ve seen: Raven Cliff Falls.  The falls cascade 400 feet down through Raven cliff – literally slicing the massive cliff in half before cascading down through several lower falls...

Appalachian Trail – Three Forks to Long Creek Falls

The Appalachian Trail intersects Noontoola Creek just 4.3 miles from its beginning on Springer Mountain – and it’s from here that this out-and-back hike starts a journey on the Appalachian Trail to a beautiful, rushing waterfall in the Chattahoochee National Forest and through a delicate forest of...