Quick Guide to hiking trails

The average weekend recreational hiker could spend several years on the trails in Georgia without retracing his steps.

The state is laced with hiking trails, from the Okefenokee Swamp to the 23-mile Pine Mountain Trail in middle Georgia to the magnificent north Georgia mountains.

In the north Georgia area alone, there are 92 trails totaling 438 miles. The most famous and most often used is the Appalachian Trail, which has its southern terminus at Springer Mountain near Amicalola Falls State Park.

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Hiking Destinations
Amicalola Falls
Black Rock Mountain
Chattahoochee Recreation Area
Chestnut Lead Trail (Cohutta Wilderness)
Cloudland Canyon State Park
Dick's Creek Falls Trail
Kennesaw Mountain
McIntosh Reserve
Moccasin Creek Park
Panola Mountain
Raven Cliffs Falls Trail
Red Top Mountain
Reynolds Nature Preserve
Rabun Baid
State Botanical Garden of Georgia
Stone Mountain
Sweetwater Creek
Tallulah Gorge State Park
Three Forks Trail


Information
Appalachian Trail Club 404-634-6495
Georgia Forestwatch 706-635-8733.
E-mail info@georgiaforestwatch.org to get on the list for monthly e-mail alerts of scheduled North Georgia hikes.
Paved Trail: Silver Comet Trail Guide

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Bird-watching Online Guide
Birding.com - This site offers beginner's steps to learning how to identify birds.
Birdnet - This site offers information of the scientific study of birds.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology-All About Birds - This website provides the basics on birding and a detailed bird guide including a chance to hear the bird's sound.
Winston's Birdfieldguide.com - This website provides a bird identification guide with drawings.

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