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January 16, 2005 - Sweetwater Creek (Georgia)
Elevation Gain: ~200 ft(?)
Time (RT): ~2 hours
Distance (RT): ~4 miles
Difficulty: Easy
  • Sweetwater Creek Park @ GA State Parks
  • Friends of Sweetwater Creek

    Related Book:
    Hiking Georgia

    • Take I-20 west from Atlanta, exit #44 at Thornton Road, turn left and go 1/4 mile. Turn right on Blairs Bridge Road, go 2 miles and turn left on Mount Vernon Road.
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    First view of Sweetwater Creek
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    "You know, after this we should really go for a Krispy Kreme™"
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    These Georgia trails are a lot browner than Washington's!
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    Sweetwater Creek Falls, aka, "some rapids"
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    A couple of kayakers in the drink
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    Late afternoon sun along the trail
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    Ruins of a Civil War-era textile mill
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    Too bad it's fenced off; would be fun to poke around here.
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    All photos Copyright © Chris Duval