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HIKING

H Amicalola River Trail begins
at the Highway 53 Bridge over
Amicalola River. Trail is ADA-
compliant/handicap accessible.
Trail provides easy river access,
a view of the Edge of the World
Rapids and a fishing platform.

H Dawson Forest Wildlife Edge of the World Rapids
Management Area- Eastern
Wildcat Tract H Dawson Forest Wildlife
• W ildcat Creek Trail – 1.5 miles Management Area- Western
Wildcat Tract
one way - follows Wildcat From Georgia 400, take
Creek. Take Steve Tate Road Highway 136 west to the county
north. Pass Pleasant Union line. Turn south on Monument
Baptist Church. Turn left on Road. Go 3 miles to the trail-
Wildcat Campground Road; head. These trails are strenuous.
dead-ends at information kiosk. • T obacco Pouch Trail – 2 miles
• T urner Trail – 1.7 miles one way
- provides access to the upper one way on old logging road.
Wildcat Creek area. Trailhead is • F all Creek Trail – 3.3 miles one
located at the Steve Tate Road
Bridge across Amicalola River. way - Follow Tobacco Pouch
• W indy Ridge Trail – 1.6 miles Trail to Fall Creek Trail. Hike
one way - begins at mile 1 on the creek to Falls Creek Falls.
the Turner Trail and is a fairly • R ocky Ford Trail – 1.7 miles one
strenuous hike to the summit way - starts 1.2 miles down
of a 2,500-foot ridge. Connect Tobacco Pouch Trail. Rocky
to the Rocky Ford Trail to see Ford Creek Waterfall is off the
the Rocky Ford Creek Waterfall. trail, 25 feet east of junction
with Windy Ridge Trail.
Scan for
Wildcat
Trails Guide

Appalachian Trail: From Georgia to Maine, an
estimated 12,000 people have hiked the full length
of the AppalachianTrail since it was completed in 1937.

Dawson County Office of Tourism Development • 706-265-6278 • dawson.org

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