Hightower Loop

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 until Trace Trail (white blazes), cross over the new Pucket Creek bridge (see the promo picture), recently completed. We then follow parts of the Trace and Yellow trails all the way to the New Hightower Church, and return to the parking lot by a different combination of the Green, White and Yellow trails. The Yellow Trail was recently rerouted.

The trails are well maintained. There are footbridges over all significant stream crossings.

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.

Dogs should be on leash