Sat, Jul 26 2025 - Stone Mountain Cherokee Trail Counterclockwise (View Original Event Details) Trip Leader(s): Mike C Participants: Mike C, Fran, Joan Kraft, Gomer, Lee W, Anh D, Whitney M, Michelle, Clay Cooper, Harold, Maurici, Amy, Jeff Gimpel

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The parking lot had a line of cars waiting to find a parking space. Several of us parked at the overflowing parking area, about a 3 minute walk from confederate Hall. We did introductions near Confederate Hall and started hiking in a counterclockwise direction. We hiked along the orange trail, connector trail, joining the green trail until it joined another orange connector trail connecting to the white trail or Cherokee Trail. We continued along Venable Lake until the trail returned to the mountain. We hiked across Washington W King Bridge and hiked the Kings Trail on Indian Island also in a counterclockwise direction. Returning to the Cherokee Trail we stopped for a break at Grist Mill. Amy recommended that we hike Nature Garden Tail. This extremely long trail takes about 2 minutes. From there we returned to the parking lot.

I want to thank Maurici, Michelle, Payal, and Whitney, for joining us on their first hike and Anh for joining us on her second hike.

Mike