Brasstown Bald - 4784 Feet (Highest Peak in Georgia)
Day #744 * Hike #905 * New Track #712
Thursday November 29, 2012
Brasstown Bald - Chattahoochee National Forest
Highest Peak in Georgia
My Tripometer: 30 Minutes * 1.25 Miles * +625 Feet
Follow the 17 & 75 Highway North to the 160 West
Park your car and climb to the top
0.6 miles to the peak - easy switch backs to the top
Cross the Wagon Train Road
Continue higher...
Cool, the center up here is open and free...
Walk on up...
I believe there may be a fee in the more popular tourism months and/or weekends. There is a road which also leads up here and signs indicate that you can board a tram to the peak. For me, I ran up the first quarter mile and then strong paced myself to the top. The wife and kids remained in the car while I conquered this feat...
Views...
To the East...
We made it just in time to beat the sundown. If I would have remained up here for another 15 minutes, I could have grabbed some awesome photos. However, we still had a ways to go to reach our next overnight destination so I ran back to the car in under 5 minutes...
An Orange Moon...
Driving into South Carolina...
On this 11 day vacation I climbed to the highest peaks in all four states that we visited. Brasstown Bald was the nicest spot to visit of all these southeastern states. Tomorrow I will climb the highest peak in South Carolina....
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