Lake Conasauga: Grassy Mountain Tower Trail - Sun, Jan 15 2023

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Lake Conasauga: Grassy Mountain Tower Trail


The Basics:
Event Type:Hike
Event Location: Lake Consauga Picnic Area
Date(s) & Time:Sun, Jan 15 2023  10:00 am >> Sun, Jan 15 2023 2:00 pm  (Carpool Departure: 8:00 am   *log in for location*)
Registration Opens: Tue, Jan 10 2023 7:00 pm
Registration Cut Off: Sat, Jan 14 2023 7:00 pm
Event Duration:4 Hours
Difficulty Rating:D3: Moderate (Exploratory)
Distance:5 Miles
Pace:Moderate
Trip Leader(s):
Joseph Wang
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Member Cost:None

Participant Info:
Who's Invited: Members Only, 21 And Older Only
Maximum Group Size:7
Minimum Group Size:3
Number Registered So Far: 5 / 0 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)
Are Dogs Permitted: No

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:

We'll meet at the Busbee/Town Center Park & Ride Lot at 8am ormeet at the Lake Lake Conasauga picnic or boating parking lot at 10am. 

We'll start our hike around 10am and hike the shores of the glassy Lake Conasauga, Georgia’s highest-elevation lake, to a historic steel fire lookout tower on the summit of Grassy Mountain. The hike explores scenic forest in Georgia’s remote Cohutta Wilderness, the largest wilderness area east of the Mississippi River, and climbs to incredible views of nearby Fort Mountain.

 

More Info:

https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/georgia/grassy- mountain-tower-trail

https://www.atlantatrails.com/hiking- trails/grassy-mountain-tower-trail-lake-conasauga/ 


Required Items to Bring:

Water 

Warm Clothes

Lunch

Recommended Items to Bring:
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How to Get There:
Event Directions:

Chatsworth, GA 10am

Park in Lake Conasauga picnic or boating parking lots. Take US 411 north from Chatsworth and go 4 miles to Eton. Turn right at traffic light and follow Forest Service Road 18(east) for 10 miles. Turn left(northeast) on Forest Service Road 68 and go 10 miles. Park in Lake Conasauga picnic or boating parking lots. From the parking lot take the lake loop trail to the dam(on the left)

Carpool to Event Distance (round trip):76Mile(s)
Carpool Departure Time: 8:00 am
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Carpool Cost: Estimated cost per vehicle for this event is $30.40 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.

Notes:
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