DO IT: Hiking

This waterfall is about 60 feet high and makes a sheer drop over a granite mound into the Chattooga River. From Clayton, drive 6 miles east on Warwoman Road. Turn right onto Dicks Creek Road or Sand Ford Road. Go 0.5 mile, then take a left across the creek. Go 3.5 miles. Cross second ford […]

From Clayton, take U.S. Highway 76 west for 8 miles to Persimmon Valley Road. Turn right and continue 4 miles to Forest Service Road 70, to the left. Look for Coleman River WMA signs. Continue down this road for 6.6 miles. Denton Branch Road is off this road to the right, just past the “Tate […]

The trail takes you to a pretty little waterfall that is easy to get to and not far off the main road. From Clayton, drive north on U.S. 441 to the Rabun Gap Post Office. Turn right on Kelly’s Creek Road. Go 1 mile and turn right on Darnell’s Creek Road. Continue 0.4 mile, bear […]

Take U.S. 76 from Clayton for 8 miles. Turn right heading north on Persimmon Road and drive 4 miles. Turn left heading northwest on FS Road 70 and proceed 1.25 miles. The trailhead will be on your right. The trail begins about 150 yards north of the Tallulah River campground at the Coleman River bridge.

A 10.7-mile hike begins where State Route 76 East crosses the Chattooga River at the Georgia-South Carolina border. The trail connects to the Bartram Trail.

This 20-foot cascade is just five minutes from downtown Clayton and is easily accessible. From Clayton, drive east on Warwoman Road for 2.8 miles and park on the left side of the road by the branch. Walk up the right side of the branch on the trail for about 200 yards to a bridge at […]

This 37-mile trail extends across the peak of Rabun Bald to the Chattooga River. Parts of the hike are steep and include strenuous water crossings. Parking is on the north side of of Hwy. 28, the Georgia side of the Chattooga River.

Follow Low Gap Road to the right, instead of going straight toward Minnehaha. At 0.3 miles, you reach Crow Creek Road. Go right and follow the road 2.8 miles to a pull-off on the right. Trailhead is on the left across the road. Bad Branch is a five-minute hike. To get to Crow Creek Falls, […]

This 1.6-mile hike passes by Panther Falls to a lookout below Angel Falls. The trail is a family-friendly hike from the Lake Rabun Beach Campground.

Parking for this looping system of dirt trails is in the Rome Civic Center Parking Lot. This is an out-and-back trail that cuts through the center of the property.

This trail shares half its length with Lees Loop to form its own loop trail.

Parking for this looping system of dirt trails is in the Rome Civic Center Parking Lot. This trail leads to a water cistern and water treatment plant that used to be on the hill.

This trail branches off Water Works Way trail, circles around the hill and ties into the CCC course.

Parking for this looping system of dirt trails is in the Rome Civic Center Parking Lot. Accessed from the Davis Drive Trail, this is loop is named for the Civilian Conservation Corps that built the stone bridge, amphitheater, and the civic center on Jackson Hill.