Gahuti Backcountry Trail and Fort Mountain | |||||||
| The Basics: | |||||||
| Event Type: |  | Hike | | ||||
| Event Location: | |
Fort Mountain State Park
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| Date(s) & Time: | | Sun, Sep 28 2025 9:00 am >> Sun, Sep 28 2025 2:30 pm (Carpool Departure: 7:00 am *log in for location*) | | ||||
| Registration Opens: | | Sun, Sep 21 2025 6:00 pm | | ||||
| Registration Cut Off: | | Sat, Sep 27 2025 6:00 pm | | ||||
| Event Duration: | | 5 Hours 30 Minutes | | ||||
| Difficulty Rating: | | D5: Difficult (Exploratory) | | ||||
| Distance: | | 9 Miles | | ||||
| Pace: | | Moderate | | ||||
| Trip Leader(s): | | Chuck M Email Trip Leader(s)
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| Member Cost: | | None | |||||
| Participant Info: | |||||||
| Who's Invited: | | Members Only, 21 And Older Only | | ||||
| Maximum Group Size: | | 10 | |||||
| Minimum Group Size: | | 3 | |||||
| Number Registered So Far: | | 10 / 0 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area) | |||||
| Are Dogs Permitted: | | No | |||||
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Note: This is an "EXPLORATORY" trip. This means that there are parts of this trip, or perhaps the whole trip, that is new to your Trip Leader(s). However, they are confident that this will not be an issue. This note is here so that you can make an informed decision. When a Trip Leader isn't personally familiar with a trip, there is an increased chance of things not going as planned and you need to be prepared. The Trip Leader may have additional details in the itinerary. | |||||||
| Itinerary: | |||||||
Come join me on a hike in one of Georgia's nicest parks. The park is home to stone structures that are estimated to be over three thousand years old, but whose origins have not been determined, partly due to the lack of artifacts found on the site. We will be hiking the Gahuti Backcountry trail with a few additions to see waterfalls, views, and the namesake fort on Fort Mountain. The Gahuti Backcountry trail is a D4 by itself, but with the additions becomes a low level D5. I have marked it as exploratory because it has been a long time since I have hiked it. My mapping program says the distance is 8.9 miles, and that the elevation gain is 2,854 feet. | |||||||
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| How to Get There: | |||||||
| Event Directions: | | We will start at the parking lot by the Visitor's Center/Trading Post, on the right just inside the park entrance. You will need to pay the park entrance fee or have a valid annual pass. Your GPS will find it if you enter: Fort Mountain State Park BUT, both Apple and Google Maps will direct you to a different parking lot that is past the Visitor Center/Trading Post! Don't go past it, but park at the Visitor Center/Trading Post. | | ||||
| Carpool to Event Distance (round trip): | | 126Mile(s) | |||||
| Carpool Departure Time: | | 7:00 am | |||||
| Carpool Location: | | Log in for location | |||||
| Carpool Directions: | | Log in for directions | |||||
| Carpool Cost: | | Estimated cost per vehicle for this event is $50.40 using a reimbursement rate guideline of $0.400 per mile. The total amount should be divided by the number of people in the vehicle, including the driver. This is a guideline, not a rule, for drivers but the cost should not be higher unless there are extenuating circumstances. | |||||
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