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Date(s) - 12/14/24
8:00 am - 6:00 pm
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Date: Saturday, December 14, 2024
Carpool Time: 8:00 am at Intown Community Church
Hike Location: Near FDR State Park
Carpool Costs: $20 per person
Hike length: 5 – 6 miles
Difficulty: D2-D3
Hike Leader: Rony
At 9,049 acres, Georgia’s largest state park is a hiker’s and backpacker’s haven. More than 40 miles of trails, including the popular 23-mile Pine Mountain Trail, wind through hardwood and pines, over creeks and past small waterfalls. Many visitors are surprised to find rolling mountains 80 miles southwest of Atlanta. Above King’s Gap is Dowdell’s Knob where President Franklin D. Roosevelt sometimes picnicked and pondered world affairs. A life-size sculpture of the President now welcomes visitors to the overlook.
The Pine Mountain Trail footpath that crosses and follows the beautiful Pine Mountain ridge, offers clear crisp views of distant ridges in winter, with occasional snowfall, to the lush greens of summer ferns and foliage of lowland flora. Wildflowers are abundant and spring brings flowering dogwood, native azalea, mountain laurel and rhododendron. Fall brings bright and beautiful colors, changing from day to day. With the connector trails that form seven loops there are over 40 miles of hiking trails for your enjoyment.
We will be hiking the around 5- 6 miles on the trail
Things to bring:
– 1 – 1.5 liters of water
– Good hiking shoes or boots
– Layered clothing
– Lunch or snack.
– Camera (optional)