Tumbling Waters Nature Trail – Ellijay, GA
This past weekend, we found ourselves in Blue Ridge, Georgia. On our way up, we stopped at Bella Orchards in Jasper and hiked the Tumbling Waters Nature Trail outside Ellijay.…
This past weekend, we found ourselves in Blue Ridge, Georgia. On our way up, we stopped at Bella Orchards in Jasper and hiked the Tumbling Waters Nature Trail outside Ellijay.…
I’ve heard so much about Helton Creek Falls that we made a trip of it after hiking at nearby Vogel State Park. The well-marked entrance is located on Hwy 129/19 just one mile south of Vogel.
However, we thought we were in the wrong place driving through a residential neighborhood of houses perched alonside a creek. Soon, the road turned gravel and a hand-painted sign announced the falls were just 2 miles ahead.
The most difficult part of the trip was the bumpy, rocky dirt road. In the distance, we saw the falls and came to a parking area. For such an out of the way place, there were 6 or 7 cars. The total loop to the falls is just 1/3 of a mile. We climbed down the path and the temperature was instantly cooler. When we reached to the falls, we took a left to descended down the wooden stairs to the base of the lower falls. (more…)