Explore Rabun Bald - Sat, Sep 18 2010

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Explore Rabun Bald

The Basics:

Event Type:

Hike

Event Location:

near Clayton, GA

Date(s) & Time:

Sat, Sep 18 2010 8:30 am >> N/A (Carpool Departure: 8:30 am *log in for location*)

Registration Opens:

Sun, Sep 12 2010 9:00 pm

Registration Cut Off:

Fri, Sep 17 2010 9:00 am

Event Duration:

All day

Difficulty Rating:

D3: Moderate

Trip Leader(s):

Jason Hicks

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Member Cost:

None

Participant Info:

Who's Invited:

Members Only, 21 And Older Only

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Number Registered So Far:

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Are Dogs Permitted:

Yes

Itinerary:

Ok folks I have never been to Rabun Bald and I figured why not make it a trip. So this is all new to me so it will be a hike and a little exploring. So I plan to be up there a little while looking around and perhaps hiking some other trails alittle ways.

We are going to take the short way up from Beegum Gap...the trail gains about 1000 feet in 1.5 miles. Howevver, there will be an option to hike some more from there, south on the Bartram trail for a ways...so it is at minimum a D3, but you can make it into essentially a D4 (or maybe D5) depending on how far you want to go back down the other side before heading back up. But the minimum hike would be about 3 miles round trip and the 1000' of ascent....pace will be moderate or actually everyone can just go at their own pace as the trail is easy to follow.

I would suggest you eat a hearty breakfast and bring a snack. We can eat the snack at the top and then hike around and explore. Once done we can then hike back down and head into Clayton for a late lunch then hit the road.

You expect to arrive back at the carpool late afternoon or early evening.

Required Items to Bring:

hiking boots or good trail shoes

water

food/snacks

Recommended Items to Bring:
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trekking poles

camera

How to Get There:

Event Directions:

85 north to 985 north to 441 north into Dillard Georgia.
Keep your eyes open for Ga.State Rd. 246. Turn right here and travel 4 miles to mud dude rd in the village of Sky Valley. Turn right on mud rd. travel 2 miles past vacation homes. On the right you will see a brown and yellow Forest Service sign that says "hiking trail". In small letters below that you will see Rabun Bald.
Turn right on this road and follow it one tenth of a mile to the end. The trail head is at the end of the road.

These directions are from a website but if anyone has been there before and knowns a better way let me know. I have not been here before.

Carpool to Event Distance (round trip):

215Mile(s)

Carpool Departure Time:

8:30 am

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Carpool Cost:

Estimated cost per vehicle for this event is $86.00 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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