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Forest Hike, Charlie's Trapping Creek/Cabin Creek Loop
Fee:
A current $5 Daily Park Pass, Annual Park Pass, or an America the Beautiful Pass is required!Location: LAT/LONG: 33.887812, -84.433719
Palisades Unit, Indian Trail entrance, 1425 Indian Trail, Sandy Springs, GA 30327
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Join the Georgia Botanical Society and Naturalist Jerry Hightower for a look at this beautiful area from the south to the north. We will travel down Indian Ridge Trail to Charlie’s Trapping Creek, across the floodplain, and then climb to the summit of Overlook Ridge along the Salamander Creek Trail. After enjoying the grand view above Devil’s Race Course Shoals, we will take Cabin Creek Trail north to Mountain Heath Creek and the Bamboo Grove. We will return to Indian Ridge along the south fork of the Cabin Creek Trail. We will travel above rock cliffs, past Civil War gun emplacements, through mature oak-hickory forest, mesic ravine forest, and floodplain forest. Our hike will take us over and past extraordinary rock outcrops and formations influenced by the Brevard Fault, which runs through the unit. A wonderful diversity of ferns, wildflowers, and flowering shrubs from ridge top to ravine bottom will enrich this trek. This is a special opportunity to explore the East Palisades from the south to the north and back.
There are no restroom facilities at this location.
Remember to bring water and a lunch to eat in the forest. Dress for the weather and wear very comfortable hiking shoes. Dress in layers so that you can adjust to changes in the temperature and your activity level. Carry water. You may wish to bring binoculars, hand lens, notebook, and camera.
Note: The $5 Daily Park Pass is not required for vehicles displaying a current Annual Park Pass or an America the Beautiful Pass!
Reservation or Registration: Yes
Contact Information
Island Ford Visitor Center678-538-1200