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Knob Loop Trail
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Length: 2.5 miles (4.0K)
Rating: Easy-
Use: Light
Hiking and Bicycling Times: About
1 hour round trip.
Restrictions: No motorized
vehicles. Trail designed for day hikers, not recommended for horses.
This trail is just strenuous enough to provide a feeling of healthy
outdoor exercise and the river walk provides a nice contrast to the
forested setting. The eastern end is through a beautiful mature pine grove
on a needle carpeted trail.
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| This trail combines a woodland trail walk ascending, crossing and
descending a small knob with a return road walk alongside the Toccoa
River. The eastern end is through a beautiful mature pine grove on a
needle carpeted trail. This trail is recommended any time of year, but
winter is best. From the ridgeline atop the knob views of the head of the
lake (to the north) and the Toccoa River (to the south) may be obtained
almost simultaneously. The trail ascends Free Knob with the lower eastern
portion passing through a pine grove. The trail climbs steeply just before
reaching the ridgeline. The walk across the top is gentle. After crossing
a logging road the trail reenters general forest and descends to road
alongside river. Turn left and walk along river (upstream) to return to
vehicle parking. |
Directions from Blue Ridge, Georgia:
Travel east (toward Blairsville, GA) on GA Hwy 515,
approx. 0.8 miles past intersection with GA Hwy 5. Turn Right at Windy
Ridge Rd., go 0.2 miles to dead end with Old U.S. 76. Turn left, go 0.2
miles to Aska Road on right. Continue south on Aska Read to Shallowford
Bridge. Turn left across river and immediate right on dirt-gravel road
leading to Dial, GA. At 0.4 miles come to point where trail enters road
from forest. Continue east on road to parking area at 1.2 miles.
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