Suggested Daily Itineraries - Your Day, PLANNED!

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• 43.9 Mile scenic loop
• Breakfast and/or Lunch Picnic + Snacks - don't forget lots of WATER!
• Starting point: Intersection of GA-75A & GA-348 - head NW on GA-348
• Stop at Duke's Creek Falls Trailhead for very short hike 1/10 of mile to viewing platform (ADA approved) - BUSY area. $5 access fee required to park. Pay with cash at the bulletin board - or with credit card at the restroom.
• Stop at one of the paved pull-offs around mile mark 5 - not usually busy and enjoy your picnic. No picnic tables so tailgate, bring chairs or blanket. 
• Stop at mile mark 7 for a great view - photo opportunity! Very busy.
• .Follow signs to Brasstown Bald. Once you turn onto 180 Spur, the road becomes steep; a sign states: no trailers.
• As you near the top, a line of cars forms waiting to pay to enter the parking area.  Be prepared for a VERY busy area.
• $8 per adult which includes the shuttle to/from the top - cash is the quickest option. They will provide you a wrist band that you will need to get on the shuttle and to enter the visitor's center at the top. 
• Shuttle runs every 10 minutes on weekends & lines form quickly under the shelter, between the stone wall and stone pillars w/benches.  Prepare for crowds. 
• Upon request, shuttle will take you to the elevator if you don't want to climb the stairs going up the visitor center/tower.
• The visitor center and viewing tower are ADA accessible and ONLY "certified service dogs" 
• 360 degree views! On a clear day, you can see 4 states, Atl skyline on really clear days, miles of rolling hills, mountains, lakes, & trees galore.
• Suggest checking out the live video cams to check visibility BEFORE you go 

 Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest - Home (usda.gov) 

• Breakfast and/or Lunch Picnic + Snacks & Plenty of Water!
• North of Helen take Hwy 356 East - you will see the signs for Anna Ruby Falls. Turn onto "Anna Ruby Falls Rd" 
• A parking deck is located near the top with a very nice picnic area on Smith Creek.
• Follow the signs and take the steep hike up to Anna Ruby Falls.

• Breakfast and/or Lunch Picnic + Snacks
• Starting point: Intersection of GA-75A & GA-348 - head NW on GA-348 
• Not far after you turn on GA348 your 1st hike option appears: Duke's Creek Falls Trailhead for your 1st hike option, 2.3 miles out & back - BUSY area. $5 access fee required to park. Pay with cash at the bulletin board - or with credit card at the restroom. 
• Just north of Duke's Creek Falls is the 2nd hike option: Raven Cliff Falls Trailhead. 5 miles out & back along Dodd creek.
• Tesnatee Gap Trailhead - to Cow Rock Mountain (this is part of the Appalachian Trail) 1.8 mile Out & Back. Moderate.
• Follow signs to Brasstown Bald. Once you turn onto 180 Spur, the road becomes steep; a sign states: no trailers.
• As you near the top, a line of cars forms waiting to pay to enter the parking area.  Be prepared for a VERY busy area. (see the itinerary for "Brasstown Bald NO HIKING" for more details.  YOU may hike up &/or down instead of taking the shuttle. 
• Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest - Home (usda.gov)