N. Chickamauga Creek 8.10.19

This hike was a good one. We hiked at a nearby location that offers beauty and some challenging  terrain. Four hikers made the hike, which was about 9.5 miles in length.

Our hike was the North Chickamauga Creek Gorge from the park trailhead to the campsite at the confluence of Cooper  and the North Chickamauga Creeks; and then we returned.

We lunched before our return hike to the trailhead. The return starts with the most rigorous part of the trail ( about a 1 mile climb to more level parts of the trail).

Overall I'd rate the hike as moderately strenuous with about half the hike being rated strenuous. The actual hiking time was a little under 5 hours.

Views along the trail are beautiful; and a significant part of the hike is along the creek bluffs that allow one to look into the deep gorges. The creeks that flow into the canyon are still flowing well.

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