It's going to be a good weekend for getting trail miles in. I hiked about 11.3 yesterday and have two more hikes planned today with different organizations. The first is in the Johnson Ferry North Unit of the Chattahoochee National Recreation Area. I hiked a short trail in another unit of the park last weekend, but each unit seems to be quite distinct.
Following the directions provided in the posting, I met up with the group just before 8:00 AM before the heat has really had to time to settle in. After a quick round of introductions, we hit the trail. It seems this trail system consists of three main sections all parallel to each other and the river with a few shorter sections connecting them. Between the sections, a small creek provides some very interesting scenery and a few obstacles.
Among the obstacles are a few stepping stone crossings, which pose no really challenge for anyone and a couple of large water pipe crossings. While the creek is low enough that most of the hikers in our small group could have simply made their way across the flowing water, nearly everyone, myself included, opt to walk across the large black pipes, which are approximately three feet in diameter. It's a short distance and not really challenging, but certainly adds some entertainment value.
After looping around, we return to the parking lot having completed about 4.4 miles. It was an extremely easy hike, but the scenery was very nice. Now to get a quick sandwich before meeting up with the other group and getting more miles.
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