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May 9, 2017

Black Rock Mountain Trails, GA

Today's hike at Black Rock Mountain involved three shorter trails. We hiked the beautiful Tennessee Rock Trail followed by the Black Rock Mountain Lake Loop and the lower portion of the James Edmonds Trail to a nice waterfall

Directions

Black Rock Mountain State Park is located on Black Rock Mountain Parkway, 3 miles north of Clayton, GA off U.S. Hwy. 441. Look for brown directional signs in Mountain City. There is a parking fee unless you have a GA State Parks Pass. Another great day for a hike! Mostly sunny with temperatures ranging from the low 60's to the mid 70's F

Conditions

Mostly sunny with temperatures ranging from the low 60's to the mid 70's F.

Hikers (15)

  • Jenny Bell
  • Mike Bell
  • John Bellamy
  • Bob Browe
  • Joe Collins
  • Renee Corbett
  • Greta Driggers
  • Jim Driggers
  • Pam Euliss
  • Gary King
  • Dick Metzgar
  • Jeanne O'Connor
  • Tony Presley
  • Vic Robson
  • Linda Schultz

Flowers in bloom

Catesby's Trillium, Purple Toadshade Trillium, Vaseys Trillium, Yellow Round-leafed Violet, Purple Violet, Star Chickweed, Indian Cucumber Root, Mayapple, Wild Strawberry, Blackberry, Tall Buttercup, Foamflower, Robin's Plantain, Yellowroot, Sweetshrub, Jack-in-the-Pulpit, Pink Lady Slippers, Canada Violets, Oxeye Daisy, Flame Azalea, Catawba Rhododendron

Birds identified

Black and White Warbler, Oven Bird, White Breasted Nuthatch, Carolina Wren, Tufted Titmouse, Blue Jay, Black Throated Green Warbler, Phoebe, Hooded Warbler, Towhee

Photos (14)

  • The starting point for today's hike.
  • Starting our nice Tennessee Rock loop trail .
  • We spotted several nice clumps of Pink Lady Slippers.
  • The summit of Black Rock Mountain.
  • Awesome views into the NC mountains.
  • Vasey's Trillium
  • A nice snake that does lots of good!
  • Now, we move down to Black Rock Lake for a nice lake loop hike.
  • It is hard to beat a mountain lake!
  • Next, we hike out to a nice waterfall on the James Edmonds Trail.
  • About a mile out, we arrive at the falls.
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  • The OFHC gang for today's hike (l-r)Tony Presley, Dick Metzgar, Pam Euliss, Joe Collins, Bob Browe, Gary King, Linda Schultz, Mike Bell, Jeanne O'Connor, Jenny Bell, Renee Corbett, Greta Driggers, Jim Driggers, Vic Robson and John Bellamy.

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