Suwanee Take-a-Hikers

Let's Take-a-Hike to Preacher's Rock and beyond!

We will start our hike at Woody Gap and take a pause at Preacher's Rock which is about 1 mile from the trailhead. We will then continue on the AT to Jarrard Gap. We will take a break here and then head back the way we came. This trail is listed at 11 miles and about 2400 ft of elevation gain. This is an out and back trail so if 11 miles is too much then you can always turn around and head back to the parking lot.

AllTrails link:
https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/georgia/woody-gap-to-jarrard-gap

We will meet at the Woody Gap parking lot. Please arrive before 9am so we have time for introductions. Note that this parking lot does fill up fast as Preacher's Rock is a popular hike. Please bring plenty of water and snacks and hiking poles are recommended.

Hoper to see you there, and of course please remember that you are participating entirely at your own risk as Suwanee Take-a-Hikers assumes absolutely no liability (nada, zero, zilch, zip) for adverse events which may occur during meetups.

Let's Take-a-Hike on the Coosa Backcountry Trail! This is a difficult hike so no beginners please.

The Coosa Backcountry Trail is a loop trail that starts at Vogel State Park. It passes Coosa Bald and Slaughter Mountain. This is an exploratory trail and one to check off this list. We will hike at a speed of about 2.0-2.5 miles per hour.

AllTrails is listing this hike at 14 miles with 3630 elevation gain. With the distance and elevation, I'm estimating 8 hours for this hike to build in time for breaks.
Here is the AllTrails link: https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/georgia/coosa-backcountry-trail

We will meet at the new Vogel State Park Visitors center at 9:30am. There is a $10 fee unless you have the Georgia State Parks annual park pass. Please bring plenty of water and snacks. We will stop for a lunch break along the trail. Hiking poles are recommended.

Hope to see you there, and of course please remember that you will be participating entirely at your own risk as Suwanee Take-a-Hikers assumes absolutely no liability (nada, zero, zilch, zip) for adverse events which may occur during meetups.

Let's take-a-hike up to Mt. LeConte in TN and spend the night at the backcountry lodge! The only way to get there is to hike in and out!

I have secured a reservation for a 3 bedroom lodge at Mt. LeConte Lodge for June 8th. Each room has a double bunkbed and one of the rooms has a single bed. I will limit this event to 8 people and folks who regularly hike with Suwanee hikers. The cost is $200/person and includes the lodge night, dinner and breakfast the next morning. If you are interested, then join the waitlist and I will move folks off once payment is made. I will message individually for how to make payment.

There are several options for hikes to the lodge and I will post that info as we get closer to the event. We will start the hike early on the 8th as I understand the parking lot fills up fast.

I hope to see you there! Please remember that you will be participating entirely at your own risk as Suwanee Take-a-Hikers assumes absolutely no liabilty (nada, zero, zilch, zip, jack squat) for adverse events which may occur during meetups.