Atlanta Outdoor Club

This series of hikes is designed to celebrate the beautiful collection of parks that we have in "our own backyard”, the Chattahoochee National Recreation Area. Administered by the National Park Service, the Chatt NRA offers miles of scenic trails, picturesque river views, and sightings of aquatic wildlife.

While the AOC frequently offers hikes at many of these parks, I thought it would be fun to hike all the branches, starting from the most northern (Bowmans Island) to the most southern (East and West Palisades).

This park system was established in 1978 by President Jimmy Carter, a Georgia native. The majority of the parks have developed, official trails. A couple have "use" trails, mainly used by fishermen, but we will follow them on our hikes, which may occasionally involve some very light "bushwhacking". Some of the units in the park system are totally undeveloped with no real access to them (such as Suwannee Creek and Holcomb Bridge), so that is why those are not included in the series.

All the hikes will be D2 or D3s. Here is the list:

Chatt NRA North to South: Part 1 - Bowmans Island
http://www.atlantaoutdoorclub.com/events/archivedetails.asp?eventid=1508

Chatt NRA North to South: Part 2 - Orrs Ferry & Settles Bridge
http://www.atlantaoutdoorclub.com/events/archivedetails.asp?eventid=1525

Chatt NRA North to South: Part 3 - Abbotts Bridge & Medlock Bridge
http://www.atlantaoutdoorclub.com/events/archivedetails.asp?eventid=1561

Chatt NRA North to South: Part 4 - Jones Bridge
http://www.atlantaoutdoorclub.com/events/archivedetails.asp?eventid=1631

Chatt NRA North to South: Part 5 - Island Ford
http://www.atlantaoutdoorclub.com/events/archivedetails.asp?eventid=1614

Chatt NRA North to South: Part 6 - Vickery Creek
http://www.atlantaoutdoorclub.com/events/archivedetails.asp?eventid=1651

Chatt NRA North to South: Part 7 - Gold Branch
http://www.atlantaoutdoorclub.com/events/archivedetails.asp?eventid=1657

Chatt NRA North to South: Part 8 - Johnson Ferry
http://www.atlantaoutdoorclub.com/events/archivedetails.asp?eventid=1557

Chatt NRA North to South: Part 9 - Sope Creek
http://www.atlantaoutdoorclub.com/events/archivedetails.asp?eventid=1721

Chatt NRA North to South: Part 10 - Cochran Shoals
http://www.atlantaoutdoorclub.com/events/details.asp?eventid=1979

Chatt NRA North to South: Part 11 - Powers Island
Chatt NRA North to South: Part 12 - East Palisades
Chatt NRA North to South: Part 13 - West Palisades