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Cloudland Canyon State Park

nce the home of the
Cherokee Indians, the serene, rural countryside and forest, trails and growing. Here there is Pigeon Mountain in the mountain is an easy one-mile hike
O Northwest Georgia outstanding fishing on two stocked even a mountain biking retreat, LaFayette boasts wonders in the woods to the mysterious “Rock
lakes, three miles of lake loop trails surrounded by trails. galore. Find one of the Town,” a collection of boulders and
NORTHWEST GEORGIA MOUNTAINS
Mountains contain a multitude and easy access to the scenic 60-mile Many of our popular
of eco-treasures, historic Pinhoti Trail. Cartersville’s Red Top hiking trails reward you with a deepest caves in the world – monoliths that truly resemble a town
districts, Native American Mountain State Park on 12,000-acre waterfall at the end. Visit Tumbling Ellison Cave – plus horseback riding and that have provided shelter to
heritage, national forests, and Lake Allatoona is ideal for swimming, Waters Falls, Julie Anna Falls, Fall trails, hiking, and primitive camping. wildlife and Native Americans alike.
Civil War sites. boating, and fishing, as well as hiking Branch Falls, Fightingtown Creek Falls, One of the most intriguing places on In Georgia’s Rome, take a kayak or
along the lake shores and on the Etowah Indian Mounds
Rushing waterfalls and trout mountainsides. and several others near Ellijay.
streams, vast valleys and free-flowing Hike part of the Appalachian Stroll through lovely gardens such
rivers invite visitors from around the Trail or stay on it for the entire as the unusual folk art ROCK Garden
world to learn more about the region 2,181-mile trek from Georgia to in Calhoun, the breathtaking NORTHWEST GEORGIA MOUNTAINS
NORTHWEST Four state parks in the area offer Maine, undoubtedly the adventure famous Rock City Gardens on
Gibbs Gardens in Ball Ground, or
by way of hiking, biking and canoeing.
of a lifetime. Other outstanding
Lookout Mountain.
the ultimate outdoor mountain
GEORGIA experience. Feel the spray from the hiking and mountain biking trails Revel in activities such as fly
in this area include those in the
fishing, horseback riding, and
twin waterfalls at one of the
Cohutta Wilderness Area, the
most scenic parks in the state,
sporting clays. Farther south in Dallas,
MOUNTAINS PHOTO: CREATIVE COMMONS – ALLEN LYONS Cloudland Canyon, on the western Benton Mackaye Trail, and the Aska access the popular Silver Comet Trail,
Hiram, Rockmart and Cedartown,
Trails near Blue Ridge, as well as
edge of Lookout Mountain in Rising
hikers, cyclists, and equestrians can
the Blankets Creek Trail System in
Fawn. Or marvel at the ancient and
mysterious rock wall on the mountain
top at Fort Mountain State Park near Woodstock and the mountain biking transformed from an old railroad
trails at Clinton Nature Preserve in
route. Or sail the skies on the world’s
Land of sights and legends Chatsworth. James H. (Sloppy) Floyd Villa Rica. Ellijay is the Mountain Bike largest zip line canopy course at
State Park near Summerville offers
Historic Banning Mills in Whitesburg.
Capital of Georgia with more than 50
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