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Chickamauga Creek Trail

Local route10 km · 6 miBest Feb–May, Sep–Dec

Next nearby hike: Molly Houston Trail 2.5 mi · 4.0 kmExplore Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Feb–May, Sep–Dec · highs 11–27 °C (52–81 °F)

  1. J10°1°143
  2. F12°2°151
  3. M17°6°148
  4. A21°10°116
  5. M25°14°125
  6. J29°19°125
  7. J30°21°137
  8. A30°20°111
  9. S27°17°122
  10. O21°11°99
  11. N16°6°135
  12. D11°2°146

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

This loop trail begins and ends at the end of Ponder Creek Road. The trail crosses several stream fords and parallels a portion of scenic Chickamauga Creek. Caution: A por- tion of the trail crosses a road (Forest Service Road 250).

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Trail facts

Mapped length
10 km · 6 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
13 km E of LaFayette (Walker County, Georgia) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests
Best months
Feb–May, Sep–Dec
Country
United States of America
Region
Georgia
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Ref
CCT
Operator (OSM)
Conasauga Ranger District
Route centre
34.7201, -85.1527
Route start
34.7331, -85.1414
OpenStreetMap
relation 14612228
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

Molly Houston Trail

2.5 mi · 4.0 km · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests

Plantation Ridge Trail

2.8 mi · 4.5 km · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests

Blackwell Gap Trail

2.8 mi · 4.5 km · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests

Mccutcheon Cove Loop

3.4 mi · 5.5 km · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests

Pinhoti

7 mi · 11 km · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests

Johns Mountain Trail

9 mi · 14 km · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests

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