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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170520T083000
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SUMMARY:Tallulah Gorge SP Hike - #_LOCATIONNAME - 20 May 17 08:30
DESCRIPTION:TALLULAH GORGE STATE PARK\n\nDate: Saturday\, May 20\, 2017\nHi
 king Distance: 6 -7 miles\nDifficulty Level: D3\nCarpool Time: 8:30 AM 
 at Intown Community Church\nCost: $15 per person\nHike Leader: Rony \n\nT
 allulah Gorge State Park has some great looking waterfalls and a few easil
 y walked trails. The difficulty level of D3 is only given because the hike
  includes the climb down and back up around thousand steps.\nNorth &amp\
 ; South Rim Trails (Hikers Only)\n3 miles\, round-trip. Mulched surface wi
 th exposed roots. Rated moderate.\nThe North and South Rim Trails consist 
 of 3 miles round-trip which will take approximately 2 hours to hike. It is
  a mulched trail with exposed roots that is a leisurely walk. From the Int
 erpretive Center there is a recycled rubber tire trail that accesses Overl
 ooks 2 and 3.\n\nNorth Rim Trail\nAccess this trail behind Interpretive Ce
 nter. It is approximately 3/4-mile one-way\, moderate with some inclines a
 nd stairs. This trail has five Scenic Overlooks described below:\n1. Best 
 southern view into the gorge. Oceana Falls is below\, with Bridal Veil Fal
 ls at the far end of the gorge. Tightrope walker Karl Wallenda walked from
  this overlook to his tower on the south rim in 1970. Another aerialist\, 
 Professor Leon\, made a similar walk from the north to the south rim in 18
 86. Gorge depth is 750 feet.\n2. View of L’Eau d’Or (pronounced Ladore
 ) Falls\, top of Tempesta Falls\, and Hawthorne Cascade and Pool. Gorge de
 pth is 350 feet.\n3. View of L’Eau d’Or Falls\, Hawthorne Pool\, and r
 emains of a water compressor plant used in building Tallulah Falls Dam.\n4
 . Good view of Tallulah Falls Dam (completed in 1913) and upper portions o
 f the gorge.\n5. View of upper gorge and southern view to Hawthorne Pool a
 nd Overlooks 2 and 3. Gorge depth is 250 feet.\n\nSouth Rim Trail\nLocated
  on the opposite side of the gorge from the Interpretive Center and is app
 roximately 3/4-mile one-way\, moderate with inclines. This trail has five 
 Scenic Overlooks described below:\n6. View of Hawthorne Pool\, North Rim T
 rail Overlooks 2 and 3\, top of Tempesta Falls and down gorge towards Hurr
 icane Falls. Gorge depth is 350 feet.\n7. View of Hawthorne Pool\, Tempest
 a Falls and Pool. Gorge depth is 400 feet.\n8. View of Hurricane Falls and
  Pool\, “Devil’s Pulpit” outcrop below\, and the Interpretive Center
  is across the gorge. Gorge depth is 500 feet.\n9. View of Hurricane Falls
 \, Oceana Falls\, Caledonia Cascade (600 feet)\, and North Rim Overlook 1.
  Gorge depth is 650 feet.\n10. View of Caledonia Cascade and the Wallenda 
 north tower area. Bluff to far right is approximately 1\,000 feet high.\n\
 nSHORTLINE TRAIL (multi-use)\n3 miles. Paved. Rated easy.\nThis trail can 
 be accessed from Terrora Circle Road\, is paved and can be used for hiking
 \, biking\, skating\, etc. It follows part of an old railroad bed.  This 
 trail is very flat and follows the river upstream.  There is a reasonably
  good stopping place where we can go under a bridge and sit on the rocks o
 r paddle (or swim if you are brave) in the river.\n\nThings to bring:\n- B
 ackpack\n- Lunch (eg. sandwich or wraps)\n- snacks (eg. fruits/nuts/snackb
 ar)\n- Water (2 -2.5 liters)\n- Sports drink (like Gatorade or Powerade) -
  recommended not required\n- Hiking Shoes/ good tennis shoes &amp\; Hiking
  Pole\n- Camera (optional)\n- Sunglasses / hat\n- Sunscreen
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