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Lake Winfield Scott
Blood Mountain via Byron Reece Trail – County. Others are just a short drive away,
Get ready for perhaps the most awe-inspiring making Blairsville the prime place to make
views in Georgia. On a clear day you can your headquarters for excursions you will
see the Atlanta skyline to the south. It’s a remember forever. Here are a few trips you
strenuous 4.3 miles, but it is worth the hike to won’t want to miss.
see the sights. When you get to the top of the
mountain there is a stone shelter built by the Brasstown Bald
Civilian Conservation Corps that is great if The 4,784-foot-tall mountain right here
you’re planning an overnight camp. in Union County is Georgia’s highest point. A
steep, paved trail leads from a parking area to
Arkaquah to Brasstown Bald – This the top where you can see North and South
hike to the roof of Georgia is 11 miles, 5.5 miles Carolina, Tennessee and even Atlanta on a clear
each way, so you can camp a night if you’d like. day. Or take a shuttle to the top.
Brasstown Bald is the highest point in Georgia
STRENUOUS TRAILS and provides some of the best views in the Lake Winfield Scott
Duncan Ridge Trail – This 4-mile out- Southeast. This one is a “can’t miss” for This 18-acre lake was built by the Civilian
serious hikers.
and-back trail provides remarkable views and Conservation Corps in the 1930s and is a
a great chance to witness area wildlife. The ADVENTURES AROUND solitude seeker’s dream. outside of downtown to create an oasis of
first mile or so is mostly flat, but get ready EVERY CORNER recreation. The park features trails, a splash
for a climb in the second half of the hike to There is literally an adventure awaiting Meeks Park pad, a disc-golf course, a kayak and canoe
Coosa Bald via the Cooper’s Creek Wildlife you around every corner in the North Georgia Butternut Creek and the Nottely River launch, tennis courts, softball fields, a dog park,
Management Area. Mountains. Many are right here in Union meander through the Blairsville park just a skate park, and many other amenities.

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