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TJ311 - Nov 12, 2016 6:18 am Date Climbed: Oct 13, 2016
Highpoint # 21On a 3 week RV trip. Hit 4 state highpoints. Dogs in tow. Took the short hike up from the parking lot. Beautiful day and great autumn colors. Stayed at a campground about 8 miles away and we could see the summit tower from town (Hiawassee) Pretty amazing.
jdzaharia - Oct 10, 2016 1:08 pm Date Climbed: Oct 1, 2016
Clear DayGreat views in all directions. Hit both Towns and Union County HPs.
mbjakusz - Sep 12, 2016 3:06 pm Date Climbed: Jun 1, 2014
HP #13This was our 13th Highpoint and the first stop on our week long trip of six Highpoints. We made the short hike from the parking lot to the summit. There is a shuttle that can run you to the top.
larvitar - Jun 8, 2016 10:55 am Date Climbed: May 8, 2016
Larvitour Stop #9I started up from Jack's Gap at 6 am, hoping to catch the sunrise at the summit... but I got to the top an hour late. Oh well. The views were still quite nice in the morning light, and I had the high point almost to myself.
jakegarber - May 9, 2016 8:51 pm Date Climbed: Dec 28, 2013
Way back from FLDrove to parking lot and hiked the rest of the way up
joseyinnet - Apr 22, 2016 10:28 pm Date Climbed: Apr 18, 2016
State HP #32Really hot afternoon hike. Great views, but really hazy in the heat.
xDoogiex - Mar 16, 2016 4:01 am Date Climbed: Mar 13, 2016
#26Nice views after a short hike
funnyfarm - Feb 26, 2016 10:57 am Date Climbed: Feb 18, 2016
Snow at the topGorgeous views on a clear cold day. Georgia sure makes their high point a great place to go. Just a few brave souls out. 19th HP.
dsprice - Jan 8, 2016 10:14 am Date Climbed: Mar 26, 2015
HP #5: Grey and BeautifulAfter a three-day section hike on the AT, we drove to Helen, GA (about 20 mi. from the summit) for showers and German food. An interesting local attraction with decent hotels and eateries. Breakfast at Hofer's Bakery was noteworthy for good coffee and strudel.
Brasstown Bald was an excursion on the way home. Walked up from the top parking lot - which we had to ourselves. Facilities were shuttered, but they looked interesting. The raw beauty of the view and the history of the area make this a great visit and summit in any case.
Cold and windy in late March, the start of the AT thru-hiking season. Though we saw hundreds of AT thru-hikers during our section hike, we did not see any on this summit. Most of them no doubt had their sights set on the North Carolina state line.
JRaphaelson - Mar 9, 2015 12:01 am Date Climbed: Mar 5, 2015
LonelyHad the summit all to ourselves on a chilly March day.
siekkid - Jan 6, 2015 1:43 pm Date Climbed: Sep 5, 2011
Foggy!Hiked in the fog with my cousin. State HP #8
Adam Doc Fox - Jan 1, 2015 3:44 pm Date Climbed: Dec 27, 2014
Southern Six Pack WinterSummit #2 of 6 (TN, GA, SC, NC, VA & KY) that we ended up completing with a total time of:
36 hours, 52 minutes and 30 seconds.
punchline - Dec 27, 2014 12:14 pm Date Climbed: Dec 21, 2014
Highpoint #25On a business trip gone awry ended up having two days of doing nothing in the Atlanta area. Needing to get outside for awhile I took the Jack's Knob trail up to the summit. Completely fogged in, tower closed and saw nothing.I ran into the "Brasstown Bald Buster" 5K that was going on. Heck, if I would have walked up the road I could have gotten a shirt for finishing "Georgia's Toughest 5K."
MaverickMerk - Dec 1, 2014 6:38 pm Date Climbed: Nov 30, 2014
Enotah via Arkaquah TrailStarted out at the petroglyphs at track rock gap. great campsite on the ridge about 3.75 miles from the trailhead under a large rock. enough room for 2-person tent. made it to the top around 8am and it was still all foggy so no views, but a fun trail along the ridge made it all worthwhile. roundtrip was a little less than 11 miles and about 3000' total elevation gain
bshirley - Nov 4, 2014 6:25 pm Date Climbed: Jul 1, 2013
another HPOn a layover at Atlanta (well planned). Got another highpoint and had fun seeing some eastern birds too
Bajumbug - Oct 19, 2014 11:36 pm
Re: Highpoint #14Ha ha-me too 8/19/12
Bajumbug - Oct 19, 2014 11:35 pm Date Climbed: Mar 30, 2013
Return visit.I had such a nice time driving through the country the last time, I decided to take a lady friend I had met in Atlanta on a nice Sunday drive. Oddly, warmer and clearer weather than last year in August--a wonderful clear day, and a nice drive through the little tourist town of Helen.
Bajumbug - Oct 19, 2014 11:31 pm Date Climbed: Aug 19, 2012
Second High PointLiving temporarily in Greeneville SC, I realized I could visit the "Southern Six-Pack" (GA, SC, NC, TN, KY, and VA) reasonably easily, so one Sunday morning I took off. I was disappointed to find the summit fogged in, but the ranger was nice and opened the locked door guarding the benchmark so I could get my photo.
johnm - May 5, 2014 1:21 pm Date Climbed: May 3, 2014
Brasstown Bald TrailViews from the summit were impressive in every direction. Just wish I was here in October for the fall color
IdahoScott - Apr 7, 2014 6:26 pm Date Climbed: Dec 5, 2004
Highpoint #14Bagged this one on the same day as South Carolina, while on a temporary project assignment in the Southeast.