Off to the mountains again, this time to climb to the highest point in Georgia, Brasstown Bald. While I'd been to this particular area of North Georgia on numerous occassions, I'd never been to the top of the mountain.
This particular hike was two distinct hikes. First, the hike to the top of Brasstown Bald was moderately steep climb .6 miles up a tar path. Numerous people were sharing the trail and many others took the shuttle bus to the top. At the top was a nice tower presenting expansive views of the surrounding mountains, valleys and waterways. Not too exciting of a hike but worth the trip for the nice view which was highlighted by the bright fall colors.
The wagon trail was the second part of the hike and very easy overall. Much less travelled, I saw only 3 other people during my 2 hours on it. It does have some nice ambience due to the variety of the trees, nice granite walls and one really nice vista.
