Cherokee Rec. Area 2.5.19

What a delightful hike Trish chose for us this time.  While the hike was longer than usual, 6.9 miles, it was very flat as it ran right next to the Hiwassee River.  I would rate this hike as easy even though it was a little long and did contain a couple areas where some finesse was necessary to cross some rocks without crashing into the river.  The weather was a little overcast as we started out, but we ended with sun and a temperature of 68 F. in February!  We started at the Childer's Creek Parking Area and went a little beyond the Big Bend Parking area.  The time there took us 2.0 hours, but the return took us only 1.25 hours as some insane person decided we need further exercise and sped everyone up.  Our max speed was therefore a quite fast 4.5 MPH, with an overall average of 2.5 MPH.  This was a great hike and I look forward to continuing this trail in the future.  If you would like to see a bunch of pictures, including maps and altitude graph,  click here.   If you are trying to view these pictures through the TTA website, and having problems, please go directly to the blog at www.sdctta.blogspot.com.  The preferred browser for this blog is Google Chrome.