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Backpacker Magazine Atlanta: Hitchiti Trail 

Trail run or hike on this 3.8-mile woodland loop past granite outcrops and small cascades to the floodplain of the Ocmulgee River.


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Author: Backpacker Magazine
Date: 28 Nov 2007 6:23:10 PM
Activity: Hiking
State: Georgia (GA)
Distance: 3.72 mi  (Change units)
Survey Elevation: Total Gain: 542 ft
Total Loss: 529 ft
Net Change: 13 ft
Difficulty: 4 / 10
Tags: Atlanta, Georgia, Gray
Rating: Unrated   Rate it

Mapped by Chris Bryson

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
Total Time: none Speed: 0.0 mph Pace: 0:00 / mi
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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

Loop Trail

Location: 33.033512, -83.710663
© Chris Bryson

A view down Falling Creek

Location: 33.031002, -83.722420
© Chris Bryson

Confluence

Location: 33.027161, -83.722832
A view of the Ocmulgee River and Falling Creek confluence © Chris Bryson

Falling Creek

Location: 33.033543, -83.713081
© Chris Bryson

Forest Road

Location: 33.027988, -83.711723
© Chris Bryson

Gneiss Outcrops

Location: 33.035847, -83.715889
© Chris Bryson

Nesting Box

Location: 33.021519, -83.720291

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