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Tallulah Gorge - Who is Ready for Steps!!




The Basics:
Event Type:Hike
Event Location: Tallulah Falls, GA   Hike: Tallulah Gorge - Who is Ready for Steps!!  National Weather Service Forecast
Date(s) & Time:Sat, Aug 1 2015  9:15 am >> Sat, Aug 1 2015 2:00 pm  (Carpool Departure: 7:30 am   *log in for location*)
Registration Opens: Tue, Jul 21 2015 8:00 pm
Registration Cut Off: Fri, Jul 31 2015 8:00 am
Event Duration:4 Hours 45 Minutes
Difficulty Rating:D3: Moderate (Exploratory)
Pace:Moderate
Trip Leader(s):
Carol
Joyce T.
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Member Cost:None

Participant Info:
Who's Invited: Members Only, 21 And Older Only
Maximum Group Size:16
Minimum Group Size:4
Number Registered So Far: 14 / 0 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)
Are Dogs Permitted: No

Note: This is an "EXPLORATORY" trip. This means that there are parts of this trip, or perhaps the whole trip, that is new to your Trip Leader(s). However, they are confident that this will not be an issue.
This note is here so that you can make an informed decision. When a Trip Leader isn't personally familiar with a trip, there is an increased chance of things not going as planned and you need to be prepared. The Trip Leader may have additional details in the itinerary.

Itinerary:

 

 Tallulah Gorge is one of the most unique sights in Georgia.  The Gorge is 2 miles long and nearly 1000 feet deep.  We will be taking the Hurricane Falls Loop Trail which is only 2 miles long but steep  - mulched with a total of 1099 steps. We will NOT be hiking along the Gorge Floor Trail, so if you want a swimming event, this hike is not for you.   After we recover from the steps, we will continue along 3 mile round trip of the North and South Rim Trail which offers incredible views of the gorge.  We will definitely take our time along these trails to enable us to get some incredible photo shots.

This is a DIFFICULT D3 hike but we will be doing this at such a pace that we will be able to get a workout but also with stops to take in the views.   Those of you that are trying to get your Georgia Canyon Climbers T-shirt will want to be sure to bring your card so it can be stamped at the Visitor Center.  Cards for interested climbers can be purchased at the Visitor Center for $10. (Georgia’s Canyon Climbers Club is for those few who have scaled to the top of Amicalola Falls, explored the depths of Providence Canyon, braved the swinging bridge in Tallulah Gorge and mastered the staircase in Cloudland Canyon.)

 

Since we have never led this hike, we are making it exploratory but the trails are well marked so we shouldn't have any problems!


Required Items to Bring:

Enough fluids/electrolytes to last entire hike!  No Fluids - No Hiking!!   (Participants should begin the hydration process the night before.)

Good hiking shoes/boots

Lunch/snacks

Annual state park pass or $5.00 for day pass

Recommended Items to Bring:
Use our Event Checklists to make sure you have everything you need.

Snacks

Bug spray/Sun screen

Hiking Poles strongly recommended

Camera


How to Get There:
Event Directions:

Tallulah Gorge State Park - 338 Jane Hurt Yarn Dr, Tallulah Falls, GA 30573

Take I-85 North to I-985, veering left onto I-985.

Take I-985 N/Lanier Pkwy and US-23 N  to Jane Hurt Yarn Rd in Tallulah Falls (1 h 13 min (80.8 mi)

Continue on Jane Hurt Yarn Rd to your destination (1 min (0.5 mi)

Carpool to Event Distance (round trip):156Mile(s)
Carpool Departure Time: 7:30 am
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Carpool Cost: Estimated cost per vehicle for this event is $62.40 using a reimbursement rate guideline of $0.400 per mile. The total amount should be divided by the number of people in the vehicle, including the driver. This is a guideline, not a rule, for drivers but the cost should not be higher unless there are extenuating circumstances.

Notes:
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