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SUMMARY:Hiking - Sweetwater Creek State Park - #_LOCATIONNAME - 11 Jun 16 0
 8:30
DESCRIPTION:Date: Saturday\, June 11\, 2016\nHiking Distance: 5 miles\nDif
 ficulty Level: D2\nCarpool Time: 8:30 AM at Intown Community Church (Le
 t us know if you need a ride from your home to Intown Church when you sign
  up)\nCost: $7 per person for 4 people sharing a car\nHike Leader: Rony Ko
 shy (404-915-3978)\n\nThis is a beginner’s hike. We will hike the White 
 Trail Loop and finish up on the Red Trail. We will start at the Visitor C
 enter at 9:45 so if you prefer can meet there\, instead of at Intown.\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 difficult.\nThe Red Tra
 il\, after half a mile\, takes you to the impressive New Manchester mill r
 uins alongside the white-water rapids of Sweetwater Creek and is the recom
 mended hike for first-time visitors. New Manchester was a mid-nineteenth c
 entury mill town which met its demise during the Civil War. A history guid
 e for the Red Trail is available in the Interpretive Center. The second ha
 lf mile of the Red Trail\, downstream of the mill\, continues to follow th
 e rapids to the Sweetwater Falls area and is considerably more strenuous b
 ecause 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 dif
 ficult. A steep climb down to the falls deck.\nThe Blue Trail intersects w
 ith the Red Trail near the overlook of the New Manchester mill ruins at th
 e one-mile mark. This trail was specifically designed to highlight the par
 k’s non-game wildlife and plant communities. The trail winds through sev
 eral lovely stream coves and follows the ridges overlooking Sweetwater Cre
 ek. There is an amazing diversity of habitats here\, with many species of 
 wildflowers\, ferns\, shrubs and trees that make the Appalachian foothills
  (Piedmont) such a biologically rich and diverse place. The 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 (NON-GAME WILDLIFE)
  TRAIL\n3 miles one way. Blazed white. Rated moderate to difficult.\nThe W
 hite Trail passes through some of the most remote areas of the park west o
 f Sweetwater Creek. It connects to the end of the Red and Blue trails foll
 owing the rapids as they continue down the creek. The trail then turns wes
 t and follows Jack’s Branch upstream to Jack’s Lake. This stream commu
 nity has a great variety of spring wildflowers. Hikers will also pass thro
 ugh areas covered with ferns\, Bigleaf Magnolias\, Wild Azaleas and Mounta
 in Laurel. After climbing out of the lake valley the trail passes through 
 the Jack’s Hill area\, a former farming community now known for its open
  meadows and a favorite of bird watchers.\n\nThings to bring:\n- daypack\n
 - hiking shoes\, tennis shoes or river shoes.\n- lunch or snacks\n- water 
 (1-1.5 liters)\n- $7 for driver
CATEGORIES:Hiking
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