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Augusta Canal Towpath Columbus RiverWalk Coastal Trails
(33.5023577, -81.9992827) (32.47661, -84.99315) (Jekyll Island: 31.068565, -81.413429)
Hike or bike the Towpath along the Augusta Canal and Walk along the Chattahoochee River and enjoy downtown (St. Simons Island: 31.159781833749097, • CAPTIVATING HIKING TRAILS •
the Savannah River. The trail is 10.8 miles out and back. Columbus and nature combined. The 15-mile paved trail -81.38863070495346)
Otters, deer, and turtles are waiting to greet you. Start at is open year-round and considered an easy route. Make In the Golden Isles of Georgia, you can explore both Jekyll
the trailhead in Savannah Rapids Park and pass the small your way north to Bibb City (cotton mill village) and south Island and St. Simons Island on their extensive trail systems.
waterfall on Reed Creek. You’ll cross the canal on a steel and to the drill fields at nearby Fort Moore. Stop at the Oxbow Jekyll Island has 24 miles of paved trails that take you
wood bridge – the scenery is stunning. Three miles in, you Meadows Environmental Learning Center at the southern on both the ocean and river sides of the island. See the
will enter a large grassy clearing, a great spot to stop for a end of the trail for information on local wildlife and ecology. haunting and mysterious Driftwood Beach and the Historic
picnic and take in the views. Horton House on your bike ride. St. Simons Island offers
more than 30 miles of paved trails. See Cannon’s Point
Preserve, Fort Frederica National Monument, the St. Simons
Lighthouse, and the Guale Preserve.
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