Difficulty: Easy Length: 0.5 miles (one way) River Trail is a hiking trail on Cumberland Island that connects Dungeness Docks to Sea Camp Docks. This trail is a short half mile trail that runs somewhat parallel to the western coast of Cumberland Island. The trail is extremely grown up, and appears to have been...
Difficulty Rating: Easy to Moderate (only if in warm conditions). Length: Approximately 1.5 Miles (One Way) Dungeness Trail or Dungeness Road is the trail that travels from the the Southern Dock and Ranger Station on Cumberland Island to the Dungeness Ruins, and eventually to the Southern end of the Beach. There are two approaches...
Cumberland Island, GA is one of the most unique, beautiful places to camp in the nation, let alone the South. Ran by the U.S. National Park, and only accessible by Ferry (people only), Cumberland Island provides its visitors with an experience of a lifetime. This experience includes beautiful beach views of the Atlantic Ocean,...
Difficulty: Easy Length: 6-7 mile loop This past weekend I found a great biking loop for those interested in just getting into biking in the Northwest Georgia area. At Berry College, I was bringing my spouse along for her first bike ride since she was probably 7 years old, and so I needed to...
This Disc Golf Course is an eighteen hole course located on the Mountain Campus at Berry College in Rome, Georgia. This course has been rated one of the best disc golf courses in the area. This course provides changing terrains amidst beautiful scenery and wildlife. Each hole on the course is marked by a...
Difficulty Rating: Easy Distance: 1.7 mile loop Th Songbird Trail is a nearly flat loop trail circling along the Little Conasauga River area where beavers appear to have been undertaking some serious dam construction. Songbird Trail can be accessed from two points. One access is at its trail head along the service road. The...
Difficulty: Moderate Length: 2.0 miles The Grassy Mountain Tower Trail is a mountain climb to the top of Grassy Mountain and . The trail head can begin at one of two points. One can begin on the Lake Conasauga Trail from the Lake Conasauga Campground, hike across the Lake Dam and from there to...
Lake Conasauga campground provides beautiful camping sites around Lake Conasauga, the highest lake in Georgia. The campground is open from mid-April to October. Campsites and the lake are located atop Grassy Mountain, in the Chattahoochee Forest. This campground and the trails around it provide visitors beautiful views of the relatively untouched Cohutta Wilderness.Views from...
After two months of being down, SouthernHiker is back up and running, and with a new host. During the move to GoDaddy hosting, we lost our database of articles. To get them back up and running, we have to copy and paste each of the old articles on the site individually. Hopefully, these will...
Length: 0.4 Miles Difficulty: Easy to Moderate (Downhill but technically a little challenging) Blaze: Orange The Spring Trail is a short trail that runs from the West Ridge Falls Access Parking area (opposite of the West Ridge Falls Access Trail) down to the Mountain Laurel Loop Trail. The trail is completely downhill, and takes...