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Pinhoti Trail Databook
Abbreviations CS ~ Convenience Store / Mom and Pop stores TT ~ Trail Town / Big enough for McDonald's SC ~ Small Campsite / At least one tent site LC ~ Large Campsite / At least three tent sites TS ~ Trail Shelter / Three sided, open front SW ~ Seasonal Water / Rain in the past week RW ~ Reliable Water / Always available * w. ~ West of trail * e. ~ East of trail * Always assume the trail is traveling north and south, so: * For northbounders, everything to the right is east. * For southbounders, everything to the right is west
PINHOTI TRAIL SOUTHERN TERMINUS
SECTION 1 ~ SOUTHERN TERMINUS NB __ SB 0.0 __ 324.5 ~ FLAGG MOUNTAIN TRAILHEAD ~ 1152’ 0.4 __ 324.1 ~ SPRING CROSSING ~ SW 0.7 ~ CABIN ROAD TURN OFF 1.0 ~ PINHOTI TRAIL CROSSING 1.9 ~ ONE LANE BRIDGE ~ RW 2.4 ~ CR 55 3.2 ~ UNITY, AL 6.5 ~ WEOGUFKA, AL ~ CS 6.7 ~ TOOMLIN'S GROCERY / CR29 - 41 FORK 8.3 ~ WEOGUFKA CREEK BRIDGE ~ RW 10.4 ~ PASS FERGUSON ROAD 12.5 ~ CREEK BRIDGE ~ SW 12.9 ~ CR 41 FORK 13.1 ~ AL 21 / CR 41 TRAILHEAD NB __ SB SECTION 1 ~ NORTHERN TERMINUS
SECTION ~ TWO 13.1 ~ AL 21 / CR 41 TRAILHEAD ~ TT ~ RW 13.3 ~ PASS CR 74 13.8 ~ PASS HIGH TENSION POWER LINE 15.1 ~ PASS CR 74 15.2 ~ US 280 CROSSING 16.7 ~ PASS CR 86 / HOLMAN CROSSROADS 18.6 ~ CR 511 ~ CS, TT 20.4 ~ PASS ROCKY TOWER ROAD 20.9 ~ TRAMMEL MOTORWAY / FS 603 21.0 ~ NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR CROSSING 21.3 ~ POWER LINE CROSSING 21.8 ~ FS 603 / END OF PAVEMENT 22.3 ~ FS 603A 22.9 ~ FS 603A TRAILHEAD
SECTION ~ THREE 22.9 ~ FS 603A TRAILHEAD 23.5 ~ FS 603 26.1 ~ AL 148 ~ TT 34.2 ~ OLD ROCKY MOUNTAIN ROAD 34.3 ~ BULL GAP TRAILHEAD/ AL 148 ~ 1180'
SECTION ~ FOUR 34.3 ~ BULL GAP TRAILHEAD/ AL 148 ~ 1180' ~ TT 34.7 ~ SPRING CROSSING ~ SW 34.8 ~ LONG LEAF PINE PLANTATION 35.4 ~ BULL BLUFF ~ 1600' 36.5 ~ POWER LINE CROSSING ~ 1780' 37.5 ~ FS 600 CROSSING ~ 1627' 38.0 ~ FS 600 CROSSING 40.8 ~ FARKLEBERRY ROCK 40.9 ~ HIGH TENSION POWER LINE CROSSING ~ 1474’ 41.3 ~ NORTH HOLLINS WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA BOUNDARY 41.8 ~ HEATH CLIFFS ~ 1660’ ~ SC 41.9 ~ SHERMAN CLIFFS ~ 1700’ ~ SC 42.6 ~ ROAD BED 42.7 ~ ROAD BED TURN OFF ~ LC 43.0 ~ ROCK BLUFF 43.5 ~ ROCK HOUSE ~ SW 43.6 ~ SOUTH HORN GAP ~ 1620’ 44.1 ~ HORN MOUNTAIN FIRE TOWER (standing) ~ 1912’ 44.2 ~ NORTH HORN GAP ~ 1650' 44.3 ~ 10 MILE MARKER ~ 1680' 44.8 ~ SWITCHBACKS / DOWN 45.4 ~ WORMY'S PULPIT ~ 1640' 45.6 ~ FS 600 CROSSING / MICROWAVE TOWER ~ 1685' 46.1 ~ KENNY'S CAMP ~ 1566' ~ LC, SW 46.3 ~ FS 600 CROSSING ~ 12 MILE MARKER ~ 1583' 46.4 ~ NORTH RIDGE SWITCHBACKS / DOWN ~ 1585' 46.8 ~ UPPER ROCK SLIDE 46.9 ~ LOWER ROCK SLIDE ~ SW 47.5 ~ WIND RIDGE 48.3 ~ WIND RIDGE ROAD ~ 14 MILE MARKER ~ 980’ 48.5 ~ SCOTT LAKE VIEW ~ 760' 48.6 ~ WIND RIDGE ROAD 48.7 ~ CREEK CROSSING ~ 720’ ~ RW 48.7 ~ SCOTT’S CASCADE / DRY CREEK ~ 710’ ~ RW 48.8 ~ SCOTT LAKE (shelter proposed) ~ 730' ~ SC, LC, RW 49.4 ~ SPRING CROSSING ~ LC, SW 49.6 ~ SPRING CROSSING / ROAD BED ~ SW 49.8 ~ ROAD BED TURN OFF ~ SW 50.4 ~ SPRING CROSSINGS ~ SW 50.8 ~ ROAD BED 51.5 ~ FOUR FS CULVERTS ~ SW 51.6 ~ THE PINNACLE VIEW 52.3 ~ PORTER'S GAP TRAILHEAD / AL 77 ~ 956' ~ CS, TT
SECTION ~ TWENTY FOUR 251.1 ~ PILCHER’S POND TRAILHEAD / POCKET RD 252.0 ~ PILCHER’S POND DAM ~ RW 253.7 ~ FS 233 253.8 ~ FS 233 254.6 ~ HORN MOUNTAIN CREST 255.6 ~ HORN MOUNTAIN DESCENT 257.3 ~ SNAKE CREEK GAP TRAILHEAD / GA 136 ~ CS
SECTION ~ TWENTY FIVE 257.3 ~ SNAKE CREEK GAP TRAILHEAD / GA 136 ~ CS 258.4 ~ MILL CREEK MOUNTAIN CREST 258.9 ~ MILL CREEK MOUNTAIN DESCENT 262.2 ~ ENTER COVE 262.5 ~ SWAMP CREEK CROSSING ~ RW 264.6 ~ MIDDLE MOUNTAIN CREST 266.5 ~ HURRICANE MOUNTAIN 268.5 ~ HURRICANE MOUNTAIN 268.7 ~ HURRICANE CREEK GAP 269.1 ~ ENGLAND SPRING GAP 272.5 ~ FS 202 273.1 ~ DUG GAP TRAILHEAD
SECTION ~ TWENTY SIX / TWENTY SEVEN 273.1 ~ DUG GAP TRAILHEAD 275.1 ~ INTERSTATE 75 ~ DALTON, GA ~ CS, TT, RW, HS 280.6 ~ GA 52 / US 411 288.1 ~ US 411 / US 76 TRAILHEAD / RAMHURST, GA ~ CS, TT, RW
SECTION ~ TWENTY EIGHT 288.1 ~ US 411 / US 76 TRAILHEAD / RAMHURST, GA ~ CS, TT, RW 288.3 ~ US 76 / OLD FEDERAL ROAD 290.6 ~ PEEPLES LAKE ROAD / FS 3 293.9 ~ BAKER BRANCH ROAD TRAILHEAD / FS 3A 294.8 ~ CREEK CROSSING ~ LC, RW 295.4 ~ BAKER BRANCH ~ RW 299.1 ~ GAP / FOREST SERVICE BOUNDARY 299.5 ~ GRADED TRAIL 300.4 ~ GA 52 / GA 2 300.9 ~ COHUTTA OVERLOOK TRAILHEAD / GA 52 / GA 2 ~ 2390’ ~ CS, TT, RW
SECTION ~ TWENTY NINE 300.9 ~ COHUTTA OVERLOOK TRAILHEAD / GA 52 / GA 2 ~ 2390’ ~ CS, TT, RW 301.4 ~ ROADBED 301.9 ~ MURRAY-GILMER COUNTY LINE ~ 2190’ 302.1 ~ SWITCHBACKS 302.4 ~ SPRING CROSSING ~ SW 303.2 ~ RIDGELINE 303.6 ~ TURKEY MOUNTAIN ~ 2300’ 305.1 ~ FS 18 ~ 1680’ 306.2 ~ FS 18 306.5 ~ RIDGELINE 308.6 ~ DOUBLE TOP 309.8 ~ FS 90B 310.3 ~ FS 90 310.5 ~ FS 90 TRAILHEAD / HOLLY CREEK GAP
SECTION ~ THIRTY 310.5 ~ FS 90 TRAILHEAD / HOLLY CREEK GAP 311.1 ~ SIDE ROAD 311.2 ~ WILDLIFE OPENING 311.4 ~ BARNES CREEK CROSSING ~ RW 314.5 ~ BEAR CREEK TRAIL 315.1 ~ BEAR CREEK CROSSING ~ RW 315.2 ~ GENNETT POPLAR 315.4 ~ BEAR CREEK TRAIL 315.6 ~ BEAR CREEK LOOP TRAIL 316.1 ~ BEAR CREEK LOOP TRAIL 317.6 ~ MOUNTAINTOWN CREEK TRAIL 317.9 ~ HEDDY CREEK CROSSING ~ RW 318.0 ~ 319.7 ~ 3 CRENSHAW BRANCH CROSSINGS ~ RW 321.5 ~ BUDDY COVE GAP TRAILHEAD / FS 64
SECTION ~ THIRTY ONE 321.5 ~ BUDDY COVE GAP TRAILHEAD / FS 64 323.7 ~ SPRING CROSSING ~ 2610’ ~ SW 324.3 ~ SOUTH FORK TRAIL 324.4 ~ SOUTH FORK OF JACKS RIVER ~ 2500' ~ RW 324.6 ~ BENTON MACKAYE TRAIL