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Panther Creek Falls Trail is an interior hiking trail in Georgia's Cohutta Mountains, in Fannin County, northwest of Ellijay, at the southern end of the Smoky Mountains. The trail falls within the 35,000- acre Cohutta Wilderness , part of the Wilderness's 87 mile (140 km) trail system.
The Cohutta Wilderness was designated in 1975, expanded in 1986, and currently consists of 36,977 acres (149.64 km 2). Approximately 35,268 acres (142.72 km 2 ) are located in Georgia in the Chattahoochee National Forest and approximately 1,709 acres (6.92 km 2 ) are located in Tennessee in the Cherokee National Forest .
Panther Creek Falls—located in the Panther Creek Recreation Area between Clarkesville and Tallulah Falls ( 34°40.63′N 83°23.29′W / 34.67717°N 83.38817°W / 34.67717; -83. Shoals on Soque River —located on private property but readily accessible to the public.
The north terminus is approximately 26 miles (40 km) northwest of Springer Mountain, which is the southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail. [2]Georgia has about 164 miles (260 km) of the trail, and Alabama contains the other 171 miles (280 km) of the 335-mile-long (540 km) trail.
A village known as Red Clay was established south of the park on February 29, 1840, in the present location of Cohutta, Georgia. [18] A large tract of land that includes the site of the park was sold by the state government to Frank Kincannon and John D. Traynor in 1841. Another tract was sold to John B. Marston the following year. [16]
The highest elevation in the Big Frog Wilderness is the 4,224-foot (1,287 m) peak of Big Frog Mountain in Tennessee. Although not a high mountain, Big Frog seems to dominate the Wilderness because it stands alone. The Wilderness borders the Cohutta Wilderness, which is located in Georgia. The Georgia portion of the Big Frog Wilderness is the ...
Zachary DeMoss, 24, survived for five days in the Idaho wilderness after getting into a motorcycle accident.
Panther Creek State Park offers access to an on-site playground and a variety of recreational activities. These activities include paddling (kayaking, canoeing, and paddleboarding), disc golf, hiking, boating, biking, fishing, birding, horseback riding, and access to the pool and tennis courts.