Atlanta: Mountaintown Creek Trail
Camp near an idyllic mountain stream on this 11-mile out-and-back into a deep, remote gorge scoured by small waterfalls in Georgia's Cohutta Wilderness.
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Trail Facts
- Distance: 9.5
Waypoints
MTC001
Location: 34.8713569641113, -84.5392303466797
Trail dives off gravel road into tall grass; follow white blazes
MTC008
Location: 34.841064453125, -84.5556945800781
Creek forms a natural bathtub perfect for a cool, refreshing midday soak
MTC009
Location: 34.8346710205078, -84.5589447021484
Stay straight on Mountaintown Creek Trail, heading NW; cross feeder stream
MTC010
Location: 34.8195953369141, -84.5522232055664
Trail skirts rehabilitated trout stream with undercut banks, then leads to a circular clearing with room for several tents; camp overnight or return to trailhead
MTC002
Location: 34.8640632629394, -84.5403366088867
Skip across creek; continue straight
MTC003
Location: 34.8620071411133, -84.5381393432617
Enter a stand of mature hemlocks as the trail gradually descends to creek bottom
MTC004
Location: 34.8591461181641, -84.5379028320312
Cross creek, then continue S
MTC005
Location: 34.8534469604492, -84.5406723022461
A series of cascades roar over boulders
MTC006
Location: 34.8516502380371, -84.5431976318359
Creekside campsite with fi re ring on right side; cross creek and continue on well-marked trail
MTC007
Location: 34.8493957519531, -84.5454635620117
On L, the Crenshaw Branch cuts a deep gorge with several cascades under the shadow of Saddle Ridge