Georgia Hiking and Backpacking Travel Guide

Georgia Hiking and Backpacking Travel Guide

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Top Hiking and Backpacking Destinations In Georgia

• Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests, GA
  

Travel Guides In Georgia

• Appalachian Trail - Georgia, ME
  • Active and Adventure Guide
• Atlanta, GA
  • Gay and Lesbian Guide
  • Parks and Outdoors Guide
  • Family Guide
• Savannah, GA
  • Family Guide
• Adrian, GA
• Albany, GA
• Alpharetta, GA
• Athens, GA
• Augusta, GA
• Axson, GA
• Baxley, GA

Southeast Hiking and Backpacking States/Provinces

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Feature Articles

• The New Family Tree
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  Reaching for the sky at climbing school
• GORP - Savannah Coastal National Wildlife Refuges
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• GORP - Piedmont - National Wildlife Refuge
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• GORP - Pinckney Island - National Wildlife Refuge Map
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• GORP - Pinckney - National Wildlife Refuge
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Practical Advice

• Adventure Travel 101
  GORPTravel’s Kate Tucker and Linda Long answer our burning questions about the tao of adventure travel
• Day Hiking: A Packing List
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• Backpacking: A Packing List
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• GORP - Recovering from a Dislocated Joint - Dislocated Joints in the Backcountry
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• GORP - Dislocated Knee - Dislocated Joints in the Backcountry
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Gear

• Osprey Exos 46 Backpack
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• Women's Hiking
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• Therm-a-Rest ProLite 3 and Trekker Chair
  The best sleeping pad and chair-maker
• The Gear You Need: Mountain Trekking in Peru
  Save for dense snow cover and crampon-required icefields, if you’re looking to outfit yourself for trekking in places like the Peruvian Andes, we’ve got the goods.
• Complete Gear Archives: Day-Hiking, Backpacking, and Trekking
  From in-depth gear review articles and Gear Guy Q&A highlights to the latest—and past—entries in Outside magazine’s award-giving Summer and Winter Buyer’s Guides, a detailed overview of all things hiking.

Fitness

• America's Best Cities: Charlotte, North Carolina
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  No. 10
• Adventure Never Felt So Good
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  Rancho La Puerta
• The Fit List -- cont.
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Attractions

Coosa Backcountry Trail

Good For Hiking and Backpacking

From Dahlonega, drive 25 miles north on US 19/129.
Helen, Georgia

Description: This demanding 12.5-mile loop may take more than a day to complete, but it's relatively easy to... Read More

Expert Rated & Recommended

Raven Cliff Falls Trail

Good For Hiking and Backpacking

Chattooga Ranger District
200 Highway 197 N P.O. Box 1960
Clarkesville, Georgia 30523

Description: Raven Cliff Falls is distinguished by three drops: 60 feet behind a split in the rock, 20 feet into... Read More

Expert Rated & Recommended

Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation State Historic Site

Good For Hiking and Backpacking

5556 US Highway 17
Brunswick, Georgia 31525

Description: The culture of a forgotten historic rice plantation along the Altamaha River comes alive at... Read More

Expert Rated & Recommended

Hotels

Cedar House Inn and Yurts

6463 Hwy. 19 North
Dahlonega, GA 30533 Map

Hotel Class: Not Yet Rated

Good For Hiking and Backpacking

Expert Rated & Recommended

Hiker Hostel

7693 Hwy. 19 N.
Dahlonega, GA 30533 Map

Hotel Class: Not Yet Rated

Good For Hiking and Backpacking

Expert Rated & Recommended

Blue Sky Cabin Rentals

Various locations in Ellijay
Ellijay, GA 30539 Map

Hotel Class: Not Yet Rated

Good For Hiking and Backpacking

Expert Rated & Recommended

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