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Macon County North Carolina Hiking Trails
Ellicott
Rock Trail
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Length: 3.5 miles
Rating: Moderate/Strenuous
Trail is located in
the Ellicott Rock Wilderness Area and Chattooga Wild and Scenic Area.
Trail starts on moderate terrain, and it is not until the Chattooga gorge
is reached that the grade becomes steep.
When the Chattooga River is visible from the Ellicott
Rock trail, there is a fork. The narrow trail on the left descends steeply
into the gorge on switchbacks and over large deadfalls.
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continues straight and makes a gradual descent into Georgia and across a
creek before ending at a primitive campground next to the river. While
hiking down into the gorge, stay on the trail, and avoid shortcuts. Soils
are fragile in the gorge and shortcuts cause erosion. The Ellicott Rock
Wilderness is located where the borders of North Carolina, South Carolina
and Georgia meet.
Directions From
Highlands:
Drive south on Main Street and Horse Cove Roads 4.5 miles to the end of
the pavement. Turn right onto Bull Pen Road and drive east 1.8 miles to
the Ellicott Rock Trail head.
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