TO TRAILHEAD: I-75 S to GA 18 E (toward Gray). In 13.1 mi., turn L onto Jarrell Plantation Rd. Follow 1.2 mi. to parking area on R.
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HIT01
Distance: 3.72 mi
Points: 202
Calories: none
Total Time: none
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Hitchiti Trail
Points of Interest
HIT001
Location: 33.033367, -83.707184
From parking area, cross Jarrell Plantation Rd. to reach trailhead
HIT002
Location: 33.032848, -83.707718
Head SW on Hitchiti Trail, a woodland trail that winds through loblolly pines, hardwoods, and leafy groundcover
HIT003
Location: 33.033318, -83.710403
Turn R (NW) @ T (marked by 108 Loop Trail sign); hike through thick forest
HIT004
Location: 33.033466, -83.713768
Catch a glimpse of Falling Creek's glassy waters.
During high water levels, cascades churn in
brook. Next, turn R @ Trail 108 Loop sign; cross
footbridge
HIT005
Location: 33.035583, -83.716003
Trail skirts by several granite outcrops draped in
moss. To the R, shallow rock ledges extend into
Falling Creek
HIT006
Location: 33.030506, -83.722198
Cross dirt road; follow white blazes to the S
HIT007
Location: 33.027283, -83.722984
Watch Falling Creek flow into the Ocmulgee
River (a good swimming hole in warmer months).
Ahead: Path cuts across floodplain; look for white
blazes; this sometimes-muddy trail can be tricky
to follow
HIT008
Location: 33.024784, -83.719551
Boulders rest between trees on L as trail ascends from streambed
HIT009
Location: 33.021282, -83.720787
Turn L, heading NE, onto forest service road. Look closely for pines outfitted with nesting boxes for endangered red-cockaded woodpeckers
HIT010
Location: 33.027618, -83.711952
L @ Y. In 500 ft., turn R @ T to close loop @
trailhead