Georgia Book

	Acknowledgments	vii
	Map Legend	viii
	Locations of Hikes	ix
	Introduction	1
	Physiographic Regions and Natural History	1
	Archaeology and History	2
	Clothing and Equipment	3
	Pack It In, Pack It Out	4
	The Fun of Hiking Safely	5
	Planning the Hike	5
	Should I Drink from That Spring?	6
	Weather	7
	Blazes and Other Trail Markers	8
	Hazards in the Backcountry	9
	Hypothermia	9
	Insects, Snakes, and Other Critters	10
	Using this Guide	13
	Easy, Moderate, Strenuous	13
	Maps	13
	Family Hiking	15
	Hiking with Children	15
	Trails for Hikers with Special Needs	19
	Volunteering	23
	Northwest Georgia: Cumberland Plateau and Ridge and Valley
	National Forest Trails
1	Chickamauga Creek Trail	25
2	Johns Mountain and Keown Falls Trails	28
3	The Pocket Recreation Area Trail	32
	State Park and Wildlife Management Area (WMA) Trails
4	Cloudland Canyon State Park Trails	35
5	Crockford-Pigeon Mountain WMA Trails	40
6	Arrowhead Wildlife Interpretive Trail	44
	National Park Service Trails
7	Chickamauga Battlefield National Military Park Trails	47
	Northeast Georgia: Blue Ridge Mountains
	National Forest Trails
8	Lake Conasauga Recreation Area Trails	53
9	DeSoto Falls Trail	57
10	Cooper Creek Wildlife Management Area Trails	60
11	Arkaquah and Brasstown Bald Trails	64
12	Wagon Train Trail	68
13	Jacks Knob Trail	72
14	Lake Winfield Scott Recreation Area Trails	74
15	Sosebee Cove Trail	77
16	High Shoals Scenic Area and Falls Trail	80
17	Holcomb Creek Trail	82
18	Ellicott Rock Wilderness Trail	84
19	Rabun Beach Recreation Area/Angel Falls Trail	89
20	Warwoman Dell Nature Trail and Becky Branch Falls Trail	92
21	Three Forks Trail	93
22	Anna Ruby Falls and Lion's Eye Nature Trails	96
23	Smith Creek Trail	99
24	Andrews Cove Recreation Area Trail	101
25	Dukes Creek Trail	102
26	Raven Cliff Falls Trail	105
27	Ladyslipper Trail/Lake Russell Recreation Area	107
28	Sourwood Trail/Lake Russell Recreation Area	111
29	Panther Creek Trail	112
	State Park and Wildlife Management Area Trails
30	Fort Mountain State Park Trails	116
31	Amicalola Falls State Park Trails	121
32	Leonard E. Foote Hike Inn Trail	124
33	Vogel State Park Trails	127
34	Brasstown Valley Resort-Mountain Park Trails	132
35	Unicoi State Park Trails	135
36	Smithgall Woods-Dukes Creek Conservation Area Trails	137
37	Moccasin Creek Wildlife Trail and Hemlock Falls Trail	144
38	Black Rock Mountain State Park Trails	148
39	Tallulah Gorge State Park Trails	154
40	Victoria Bryant State Park Trails	160
41	Broad River Trail-Lake Russell Wildlife Management Area	165
	Middle Georgia: Piedmont and Fall Line Area
	National Forest Trails
42	Oconee River Recreation Area Trails	168
43	Twin Bridges Trail	173
44	Kinnard Creek Trail	175
45	Ocmulgee River Trail	177
46	Wise Creek Trail	180
	State Park Trails
47	Red Top Mountain State Park Trails	182
48	Fort Yargo State Park Trails	186
49	Richard B. Russell State Park Trails	189
50	Bobby Brown State Park Trail	191
51	Hard Labor Creek State Park Trails	194
52	Watson Mill Bridge State Park Trails	197
53	Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center Trails	203
54	High Falls State Park Trails	207
55	Mistletoe State Park Trails	210
	National Park Service Trails
56	Ocmulgee National Monument Trails	214
	National Wildlife Refuge Trails
57	Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge Trails	219
	Metro Atlanta Area State Park Trails
58	Sweetwater Creek State Park Trails	223
59	Panola Mountain State Park Trails	227
	National Park Service Trails
60	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Trails	231
	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
61	East Palisades Trail	234
62	West Palisades Trail	237
63	Cochran Shoals Trails	240
64	Johnson Ferry Trail/Mulberry Creek Loop Trail	242
65	Island Ford Trail	244
66	Medlock Bridge Trail	247
	Augusta City Area
67	Augusta Canal Trail	249
	Southwest Georgia: Coastal Plain State Park Trails
68	Sprewell Bluff State Park Trails	253
69	Providence Canyon State Park Trails	257
70	Reed Bingham State Park Trails	261
71	George T. Bagby State Park Trails	264
	Southeast Georgia: Coastal Plain and Atlantic Coast State Park and Wildlife Management Area Trails
72	George L. Smith State Park Trails	268
73	Magnolia Springs State Park Trails	272
74	General Coffee State Park Trails	275
75	Little Ocmulgee State Park Trails	277
76	Skidaway Island State Park Trails	281
77	Sapelo Island Trails	284
78	Big Hammock Natural Area Trails	289
79	Laura S. Walker State Park Trail	293
80	Crooked River State Park Trails	295
	National Park Service Trails
81	Cumberland Island National Seashore Trails	298
	National Wildlife Refuge Trails
82	Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge and Savannah Coastal Refuge Complex	303
83	Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge Trails	309
	Long Trails
84	Appalachian Trail	312
85	Benton MacKaye Trail	321
86	Bartram Trail	327
87	Chattooga National Wild & Scenic River Trail	332
88	Cohutta Wilderness Area Trails	336
89	F.D. Roosevelt State Park-Pine Mountain and Mountain Creek Nature Trails	346
	Table: Other State Parks with Hiking Trails	352
Appendix A	Local Hiking Clubs and Conservation Organizations	354
Appendix B	Federal and State Land Management Agencies	355
Appendix C	Information Sources	358
Appendix D	Finding Maps	360
Appendix E	The Hiker's Checklist	362
	Index	365
	About the Author	371