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...

Hiking the Pinhoti Trail: South from Snake Creek Gap

The Pinhoti Trail – a 325 mile trail that begins in Alabama and connects in Georgia to the Benton MacKay and Appalachian Trails – cuts through the Western portion of the Chattahoochee National Forest before meeting up with the two larger trails in central Georgia.  It’s along this stretch...

A Hiking Trail Close to Home: Sope Creek

A part of the  Chattachoochee National Recreation Area, Sope Creek offers some great trails and relaxation just north of Atlanta (but seemingly a world away from the city). Just outside the 285 Perimeter , Sope Creek offers a series of trails through preserved forest with connecting trails to the well-used...

Ridge Line Vistas: Hiking the Arkaquah Trail

Offering some of the most picturesque views of any hike in Georgia, the Arkaquah Trail is a moderate to strenuous trail that lists near the top of our favorite hikes in North Georgia.  Starting at Brasstown Bald and running down (and then on return, up) a ridge through the Brasstown Wilderness along Locust...

Hiking the Appalachian Trail at Indian Grave Gap

This moderately difficult, 5.5 mile hike presents a challenge from the very start – the trailhead begins a steep ascent to the top of Rocky Mountain with a vertical rise of nearly 1,000 feet in the first mile of trail. The reward, though, is beautiful views from atop the mountain, as well as a...

Mountain Vistas: Hiking the Appalachian Trail at Blood Mountain

The beauty of the trails at Blood Mountain deserve a visit in all seasons to appreciate the stunning views and excellent hiking along this section of the Appalachian Trail – though our favorite time of year for this hike is during autumn, when fall color explodes out of the leaves and makes this...