King Creek Falls, Spoonauger Falls and more- The Chattooga River Trail

Thanks to AOC hiker Steve T. for the photo of King Creek Falls

Chattooga Trail is located near Clayton, Georgia in the Ellicott Rock Wilderness Area - located near where three states intersect (GA, SC, NC).  From what I understand and from my research there will be waterfalls (Spoonauger Falls and King Creek Falls and maybe more). From my research I discovered that many scenes in the movie Deliverance were filmed on the Chattooga River.  The Chattooga is an out and back trail of about 25 miles in length - we will only be doing a portion of it out and back.  Due to the exploratory nature the estimate of 12 miles in 5 hours may be slightly over/under on both time and distance.  

Chattooga Trail - Just a very nice river in a peaceful valley - trail runs along the river at most points - elevation is minimal but any hills we come across will be hiked at a slow and easy pace.  The flatter sections of the trail will be at a moderate pace (not super fast)

From Indian Trail Park and Ride the drive is just about two hours - we will need a few volunteer drivers - Hike will begin as close to 9:30 as possible (when all the carpool cars arrive).

• From Indian Trail Park and Ride
• -Merge onto I-85 N and travel 78 miles to South Carolina Hwy 11
• -Take exit 1 on for SC 11 North.  Travel north on SC 11 (Cherokee Foothills Scenic Hwy) for 19.7 miles.
• -Turn Left and merge onto SC 28 West.  Follow SC 28 for 9.4 miles.
• -Take a slight right onto SC 107 North.  Follow SC 107 N for 10.2 miles.
• -Turn Left onto Burrells Ford Rd.  Travel 2.7 miles – the parking area is just before the road crosses the river.

Or, you can use the following coordinates to input into one of the online mapping sources to determine your route.  Burrells Ford parking area: N34 58.487, W083 06.957