Pigeon Hill Trail / Little Kennesaw Mountain Trail Hike This out-and-back hike that combines a short portion of Pigeon Hill Trail with Little Kennesaw Mountain Trail is approximately 2-2.5 miles. Beginning on the Pigeon Hill Trail at BurntContinue reading
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Georgia Events for National Trails Day, June 6 2015
American Hiking Society encourages everyone to celebrate National Trails Day 2015 on June 6. This annual event brings together beginning and expert hikers, naturalists, trail crews, and volunteers of all ages at trail networks acrossContinue reading
Okefenokee Hiking Trails – Chesser Island Boardwalk, Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge
The boardwalk snakes its way through the swamp leading hikers to an overlook tower. We never made it to this trail before late afternoon. It makes a nice, relaxing way to end exciting days inContinue reading
Atlanta Georgia Trails – Monadnock Madness
Taking steps, one after another. It’s what hikers do. It’s what I’ve done, millions of times, over the course of my 30 years exploring the first two-thirds of Atlanta’s most amazing hike. In fact, theContinue reading
Atlanta Georgia Trails – Guided Hike of Panola Mountain
Today’s hike is a very special guided hike at one of Atlanta’s best hidden treasures, Panola Mountain. I recently hiked the trail, to the top of Panola Mountain, with a naturalist, at this beautiful Georgia State Park. After having hiked bothContinue reading
Atlanta Georgia Trails – Hike to the top of Arabia Mountain
If you’ve done the hike to the top of Stone Mountain, take your next step at nearby Davidson-Arabia Mountain Nature Preserve. Arabia Mountain and Stone Mountain share much of the same look and feel – lots of bouldersContinue reading
Atlanta Georgia Trails – Hike to the top of Stone Mountain
Hiking to the top of Stone Mountain is a tradition, for me. Through all the changes that have grown Stone Mountain Park into the bustling epicenter of family fun, the hike to the top remainsContinue reading
Fantastic Fall Hikes Near Atlanta: Sawnee Mountain Preserve
Sawnee Mountain Preserve, in Cumming, is a great place to explore with the kids. Named for a local Cherokee Indian, Sawnee, you’ll find an historically sacred space on the Indian Seats Trail. The forest settingContinue reading
Fantastic Fall Hikes near Atlanta: Pine Mountain West Trail
This photo from our first hike to the summit overlook at Pine Mountain Recreation Area tells why I’m adding it to the series: Fantastic Fall Hikes near Atlanta. Winding through the woods to the highest pointContinue reading