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Frodo’s Valley Loop




The Basics:
Event Type:Hike
Event Location: Boling Park, 1098 Marietta Highway, Canton GA 30114
Date(s) & Time:Tue, Feb 18 2025  9:00 am >> Tue, Feb 18 2025 11:00 am
Registration Opens: Tue, Feb 11 2025 8:00 pm
Registration Cut Off: Sat, Feb 15 2025 7:00 am
Event Duration:2 Hours
Difficulty Rating:D2: Easy to Moderate
Distance:4 Miles
Pace:Moderate
Trip Leader(s):
Richard A. Zalik
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Member Cost:None

Participant Info:
Who's Invited: Members Only, 21 And Older Only
Maximum Group Size:15
Minimum Group Size:3
Number Registered So Far: 3 / 0 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)
Are Dogs Permitted: Yes

Itinerary:

The Etowah Hiking Trails trail system was conceived at the time of the American Bicentennial, when local authorities expressed an interest in restoring the Trace trail, the road that was integral to linking local communities to one another.  Boy Scout Troop 241 undertook the task of restoring the road as a woodland trail.  The trail proved so popular the Boy Scouts later added other trails, eventually  leading to the trail network that exists today. Boy Scout Troop 241 and the Sutallee Trace Trail Stewards work cooperatively to restore, maintain, and expand the Etowah Hiking Trails.

In this loop we will walk parts of several of the trails in the park.

For a description of the trails please go to www.etowahhikingtrails.org

We will start our hike on the public trail that runs on the margin of the Etowah river, following it downstream. At mile 0.6 we reach Trace Trail, cross over the Pucket Creek bridge (see the promo picture) and reach Yellow Trail at mile 0.67. We follow this trail along Frodo's Valley until it meets Purple Trail at mile 1.75 and we follow Purple Trail until its intersection with Orange Trail at mile 2.55. We turn left on Orange,  follow it until it ends at Trace Trail at mile 2.87, turn left on Trace Trail and follow it back to the parking lot.

The elevation change is less than 400 feet and the trails are well maintained. There are footbridges over all stream crossings, except for the two over Orange Trail, which don't need them.


Required Items to Bring:

water, clothing appropriate to the weather.

Recommended Items to Bring:
Use our Event Checklists to make sure you have everything you need.

Hiking poles are always recommended, but are not essential in this terrain.


How to Get There:
Event Directions:

1098 Marietta Highway is between the Etowah River and Canton High School. Traveling North on Marietta Highway cross the bridge over Etowah River and take an immediate left. You will be at the beginning of a short and narrow road that runs next to the river bank. Boling Park is at the end of this road.


Notes:
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