Date/Time
Date(s) - 09/16/23
1:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Category(ies)
List of Attendees
- Rony K
- Leonardo Tariciotti
- Komal komal
- Rinchen Gurung
- Na Young Kim
- KC Kom
- Jorge Vences
- Soundharya Kumaresan
- Rida Akbar
- Mahitha Kasturi
- Yash Khairnar
- Peter de Lastic
Date: Saturday Sep 16, 2023
Carpool Time: 1:00 PM at Intown Community Church
Carpool Cost: $10
Hiking distance: 5.0 miles. 1400 feet elevation climb.
Difficulty: D3-D4 (moderate to strenuous)
Hike Leader: Rony
Sunset time : 7:30 pm
Visiting alpine town of Helen, GA
We will visit beautiful alpine town of Helen, GA. Helen is a mountain town in northeast Georgia. It’s known for its vineyards and Bavarian-style buildings. A bustling alpine village set against a scenic backdrop of mountains, forests and river banks, you’ll feel as though you’ve been transported to the cobblestone streets of Germany as colorful shops dot the landscape.
The Hike
We will start the hike around 4:30 pm. Sunset at Yonah will be about 7:30 pm so that will give us time to make the hike to the top. This is a moderate to strenuous hike.
Please note that if you do the sunset hike you will not be home until around 10:30 pm
Yonah Mountain is located near Helen GA. There is approximately a 1400 ft elevation gain in around 2.5 miles from foot of the mountain. As we near the top, we will veer off the main trail and hike along the side of the exposed rock face. We will spend some time on a rocky outcrop with an excellent view near the top of the mountain and then move around to another rocky outcrop on the west side to view the sunset. It does involve some steep sections and rocky terrain, and should prove to be moderate difficulty. This is a D3-D4 level hike.
Please note: we will be hiking down in the dark. You should bring a flashlight.
Please bring the following:
– Light Jacket
– Snacks / Packed early dinner (or you can buy in Helen GA)
– Hiking Shoes / good Tennis Shoes
– Water (1.5 liters)
– Small Flashlight
– Sunglasses / Hat
– Sunscreen
– Hiking pole
Recommended Items:
– Sports drink (like Gatorade or Powerade) – recommended, but not required
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