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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150530T083000
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SUMMARY:Hiking - Sweetwater Creek State Park - #_LOCATIONNAME - 30 May 15 0
 8:30
DESCRIPTION:This hike is now fully booked. Sorry no more sign ups.\n\nDate:
  Saturday\, May 30\, 2015\nHiking Distance: 5 miles\nDifficulty Level: D
 2\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 Trail Loop and finis
 h up on the Red Trail. We will start at the Visitor Center at 9:45 so i
 f you prefer can meet there\, instead of at Intown.  The driver can pay f
 or the park entrance fee out of the money they receive from those travelli
 ng in the car.\n\nThis is a short hike so we will be done by about 3-4 pm
 .\n\nRED (HISTORY) TRAIL\n1 mile one way. Blazed red. Rated easy to diffic
 ult.\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 recommended hike for first-time visitors. New Manchester was a
  mid-nineteenth century mill town which met its demise during the Civil Wa
 r. A history guide for the Red Trail is available in the Interpretive Cent
 er. The second half mile of the Red Trail\, downstream of the mill\, conti
 nues to follow the rapids to the Sweetwater Falls area and is considerably
  more strenuous because 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\nBL
 UE (NATURE OR NON-GAME WILDLIFE) TRAIL\n2 miles one way. Blazed blue. Rate
 d moderate to difficult. A steep climb down to the falls deck.\nThe Blue T
 rail intersects with the 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 overlooki
 ng Sweetwater Creek. There is an amazing diversity of habitats here\, with
  many species of wildflowers\, ferns\, shrubs and trees that make the Appa
 lachian foothills (Piedmont) such a biologically rich and diverse place. T
 he Blue Trail is a quieter alternative to the Red Trail and allows hikers 
 to return to the trailhead via a loop instead of backtracking.\n\nWHITE (N
 ON-GAME WILDLIFE) TRAIL\n3 miles one way. Blazed white. Rated moderate to 
 difficult.\nThe White Trail passes through some of the most remote areas o
 f the park west of Sweetwater Creek. It connects to the end of the Red and
  Blue trails following the rapids as they continue down the creek. The tra
 il then turns west and follows Jack’s Branch upstream to Jack’s Lake. 
 This stream community has a great variety of spring wildflowers. Hikers wi
 ll also pass through areas covered with ferns\, Bigleaf Magnolias\, Wild A
 zaleas and Mountain Laurel. After climbing out of the lake valley the trai
 l passes through the Jack’s Hill area\, a former farming community now k
 nown for its open meadows and a favorite of bird watchers.\n\nThings to br
 ing:\n- daypack\n- hiking 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 creek)
CATEGORIES:Hiking
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