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The Pinhoti Trail is a Southern Appalachian Mountains long-distance trail, 335 miles (540 km) in length, located in the United States within the states of Alabama and Georgia. The trail's southern terminus is on Flagg Mountain, near Weogufka, Alabama , the southernmost peak in the state that rises over 1,000 feet (300 m).
The Pinhoti National Recreation Trail is considered the realization of MacKaye's original 1921 vision of a trail extending the length of the Appalachian Mountain chain, [18] connecting several existing trails and sprinkled with permanent camps to "stimulate every line of outdoor non-industrial endeavor," including recreation, recuperation ...
Dugger Mountain, the second highest peak in Alabama with an elevation of 2,140 feet (650 m), [4] is located between Anniston and Piedmont. The wilderness encompasses some of the most rugged and mountainous terrain in Alabama, as well as numerous endangered and threatened plant communities.
Aug. 10—The Pinhoti Trail will be getting additional help for the development, restoration and maintenance of its Alabama section — 170 miles that begin at Flag Mountain in Coosa County and ...
The Benton MacKaye Trail cuts through the eastern side of the wilderness, while the Pinhoti National Recreation Trail bisects it, with its northern terminus just south of the wilderness where it joins the Benton MacKaye Trail. The highest point on the Pinhoti Trail, Buddy Cove Gap, reaches 3,164 feet (964 m) near the Cohutta Wilderness.
Length: 34 miles One of the nation's most well-known rail trails, the Virginia Creeper Trail is a recreational gem that draws not only bicyclists but walkers, runners, fishers, skiers, geocachers ...
The Chief Ladiga Trail starts at the Alabama-Georgia state line. At about mile marker 7.0, the trail crosses the Pinhoti National Recreation Trail. [5] It travels west to Piedmont, the direction changes to southwest then on to Jacksonville and going through the Jacksonville State University campus.
James H. Floyd State Park is a 561-acre (2.27 km 2) Georgia State Park located near Summerville at the base of Taylor Ridge (Georgia).The park is named after Democrat James H. "Sloppy" Floyd who served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1953 until 1974 and was from the area.