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Backpack Bartram Trail | |||||
The Basics: | |||||
Event Type: | Backpacking | ||||
Event Location: | The Woods | ||||
Date(s) & Time: | Sat, Nov 5 2005 9:00 am >> N/A | ||||
Registration Opens: | Mon, Jan 1 2007 12:00 am | ||||
Registration Cut Off: | Thu, Nov 3 2005 11:59 pm | ||||
Event Duration: | per itinerary | ||||
Difficulty Rating: | D5: Difficult | ||||
Trip Leader(s): | Don Norton (Chicken Feathers) Email Trip Leader(s) You must be logged in to get the Trip Leader contact information. | ||||
Member Cost: | None | ||||
Participant Info: | |||||
Who's Invited: | Members Only, 21 And Older Only | ||||
Maximum Group Size: | 6 | ||||
Minimum Group Size: | 2 | ||||
Number Registered So Far: | 5 / 0 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area) | ||||
Are Dogs Permitted: | No | ||||
Itinerary: | |||||
Strenuous due to high mileage and lack of water sources From Burger King we will go to Warwoman Dell to setup shuttle. We will then travel back to US 441 North thru Mountain City and about 1 mile past Dillard turn right on Ga 246,246 will become N C 106 about 7 miles on Hwy 106 take right onto Hale Ridge Road at the Scaley Mountain community. Travel 2.5 miles to trail head. With the leaves gone about .5 miles into the hike look back and see rock-faced mountains in North Carolina. About 4 miles into the hike we will reach Rabun Bald (4696 feet) second highest mountain in Georgia. After we have lunch at Rabun Bald which has a observation tower that will provide good views of the Blue Ridge Mountains. From there we will hike about 5 miles to a vandal proof trail marker an engraved rock. We will take right and follow road for about .5 miles to our camp site (Rattlesnake and Blacks Creek Knobs). Sunday morning we will break camp and continue to Courthouse Gap and short distance to Martin Creek Falls and Becky Branch and ends at Warwoman Dell. | |||||
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How to Get There: | |||||
Event Directions: | Clayton, GA Burger King behind Dairy Queen on Warwoman Dell in Clayton, GA. Travel I-85 North to I-985 to Clayton Ga | ||||
Notes: | |||||
Are Dogs Permitted? No. Will this event occur rain or shine? Yes, Don will let the group know if the event is cancelled due to weather. NOTE: Please be considerate of others. If you sign-up and cannot attend, please e-mail the trip leader, so others that may be on a waiting list may attend. E-mail the trip leader to be put on a waiting list if the trip is at the max number of attendees. * We encourage all members to follow our Etiquette Guidelines while participating in AOC events. | |||||
Cost Includes: | Fee but please share gas expense with carpool driver | ||||
Cancellation/Partial Attendance: Please review the AOC cancellation policy. |