The Cohutta Wilderness

We love this place and I want to take my childern and grandchildren there so please please pratice Leave No Trace Principals! (see links if you don't know what they are)

This land was intensivly logged until the 1920's (70% or so). The area has recovered remakably well. Now all that remains are, old road beds, cables, and the ocassional railroad ties.

It became a wilderness area in 1975 @ 36,977 acres it is the largest NFW in the southeast. (The Cohutta Wilderness ajoins the Big Frog Wilderness (8,055 acres) across the state line in TN.


The Cohutta Wilderness in GA is part of the larger 95,265 acre CWMA.

Highest Points: Big Frog Mountian 4,224(TN) East Cowpen (4,200 ish)
Major Rivers: The Conasauga River, and Jacks River. These 2 give you good reason to always carry sandals when in the Cohuttas.

The Benton MacKaye Trail is in and the Pinhoti Trail Borders the Wilderness





Friday, May 21, 2010

Jacks River Falls

So we made a 2 night trip into the Jacks River Falls area via Beech Bottoms Trail. The weather was perfect despite one night of rain. This are has been recoving nicley after many years if abuse. But for some reason people still seem to want to camp in the closed off area. Any way here are some pics.....

Jumping into the top pool.









Beautiful Jacks River Falls in the morning.















A little sunshine after the rain!





At least the ole hammock was dry


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  1. James Robert SmithFebruary 24, 2012 at 6:35 AM

    The Cohuttas was the first place I backpacked. When I was a sophomore at Gilmer High School in Ellijay. I've been a hiker/backpacker ever since that 1973 adventure.

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