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SUMMARY:Hiking - Sweetwater Creek State Park - #_LOCATIONNAME - 5 Apr 14 08
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DESCRIPTION:Date: Saturday\, April 5\, 2014\nHiking Distance: 5 miles\nDiff
 iculty Level: D2\nCarpool Time: 8:30 AM at Intown Community Church\nCost
 : $10 per person for 4 people sharing a car\nHike Leader: Peter de Lastic 
 (770-880-2966)\n\nThis is a beginner’s hike. We will hike the White Trai
 l. We will start at the Visitor Center at 9:15 so if you prefer can meet
  there\, instead of at Intown.  The driver can pay for the park entrance 
 fee out of the money they receive from those travelling in the car.\n\nThi
 s is a short hike so we will be done by about 2-3 pm.\n\nRED (HISTORY) TRA
 IL\n1 mile one way. Blazed red. Rated easy to difficult.\nThe Red Trail\, 
 after half a mile\, takes you to the impressive New Manchester mill ruins 
 alongside the white-water rapids of Sweetwater Creek and is the recommende
 d hike for first-time visitors. New Manchester was a mid-nineteenth centur
 y mill town which met its demise during the Civil War. A history guide for
  the Red Trail is available in the Interpretive Center. The second half mi
 le of the Red Trail\, downstream of the mill\, continues to follow the rap
 ids to the Sweetwater Falls area and is considerably more strenuous becaus
 e of the very rocky terrain.\n\nThe Red Trail is the most frequently used 
 trail in the park because it’s the shortest trail to the mill ruins and 
 best showcases the beauty of the creek valley.\n\nBLUE (NATURE OR NON-GAME
  WILDLIFE) TRAIL\n2 miles one way. Blazed blue. Rated moderate to difficul
 t. A steep climb down to the falls deck.\nThe Blue Trail intersects with t
 he Red Trail near the overlook of the New Manchester mill ruins at the one
 -mile mark. This trail was specifically designed to highlight the park’s
  non-game wildlife and plant communities. The trail winds through several 
 lovely stream coves and follows the ridges overlooking Sweetwater Creek. T
 here is an amazing diversity of habitats here\, with many species of wildf
 lowers\, ferns\, shrubs and trees that make the Appalachian foothills (Pie
 dmont) such a biologically rich and diverse place. The Blue Trail is a qui
 eter alternative to the Red Trail and allows hikers to return to the trail
 head via a loop instead of backtracking.\n\nWHITE (NON-GAME WILDLIFE) TRAI
 L\n3 miles one way. Blazed white. Rated moderate to difficult.\nThe White 
 Trail passes through some of the most remote areas of the park west of Swe
 etwater Creek. It connects to the end of the Red and Blue trails following
  the rapids as they continue down the creek. The trail then turns west and
  follows Jack’s Branch upstream to Jack’s Lake. This stream community 
 has a great variety of spring wildflowers. Hikers will also pass through a
 reas covered with ferns\, Bigleaf Magnolias\, Wild Azaleas and Mountain La
 urel. After climbing out of the lake valley the trail passes through the J
 ack’s Hill area\, a former farming community now known for its open mead
 ows and a favorite of bird watchers.\n\nThings to bring:\n- daypack\n- hik
 ing shoes\, tennis shoes or river shoes.\n- lunch or snacks\n- water (1-1.
 5 liters)\n- $10 for driver\n- towel (if you decide to get wet in the cree
 k)
CATEGORIES:Hiking
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