Georgia hiking trails - Coosa Backcountry Trail, Blue Ridge Mountains, Union County LOCATION Latitude: 34.78861 Longitude: -83.92417 User input for Coosa Backcountry Trail, Blue Ridge Mountains, Union County, Georgia: Adam: I recently hiked part of the coosa trail in Dec. 07 with some friends in order to get to the Appalachian Trail which would lead us to our destination of the shelter atop Blood Mountain. We left out of Vogel State Park and headed towards Bear Hair trail. Due to a late start we only covered about two miles before we had to camp for the night. The next day we proceeded with our journey until we merged onto the Coosa trail. We walked about a tenth of a mile and lost the trail, we then back tracked about one hundred yards and I looked to my left and noticed the marker, it was straight up hill. We proceeded up the side of the mountain realizing that being in our early twenties would not save us from severe exhaustion. We found ourselves stopping every five minutes or so to catch our breath. To add to the intense climb, about half way up it started to rain which made the 40F weather a little colder. We decided we were to far into the journey now to turn back, so we pushed on. After a few hours of strenuous hiking we reached the junction of the Coosa and Appalachian Trail. We pushed on for another hour or two until we reached the top and I saw the better than I expected shelter at the summit of Blood Mountain. We staggered in about two at a time a few minutes apart, each small group repeating the same emotion of screaming here it is, or we found it, finally. We camped in the shelter with two other parties and proceeded to drink the liquor we brought with us which helped us keep our mind off the fact that the temp was falling under twenty degrees making for a cold night. The next morning the mountain was covered in ice and light snow. The view was spectacular as you can stand on a HUGE rock that is right next to the shelter. Blood mountain seems to tower way over the surrounding mountains which is great for taking pictures. While the journey up which takes about a full day if you follow the trails we took, takes merely a few hours to get back to Vogel as we stayed on the Coosa trail the whole way back. I throughly enjoyed the hike with my friends and look forward to building on my first hiking experence. Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines   Ok, you've been cooped up too long, time to get out in nature a bit and Coosa Backcountry Trail in Union County, Georgia is a perfect place for getting out. If only every spot had this much outdoors entertaining stuff, what a great earth it would be. Wildcat Branch is one of the streams close by that might be worth a visit. There are many wonderful hiking trails in the Blue Ridge Mountains where wonderful nature is waiting for you. If you love the outdoors you'll love it here in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Why not camp at Nottely River Camp Ground since     you're here at Coosa Backcountry Trail, and everybody loves Cindy Cove. Get yourself into a kayak and hit Blood Mountain Creek, and a perfect location to camp here at Coosa Backcountry Trail is Vogel State Park. High temperatures at Coosa Backcountry Trail during the long summer days are in the 80's while nighttime lows are usually in the 60's. Highs all through the winter are regularly in the 40's, and nighttime lows in the 20's for Coosa Backcountry Trail. A long drive separates Gainesville from Coosa Backcountry Trail, but it is a great escape from the city. Get covered with water paddling on Helton Creek, and West Fork Wolf Creek is close to Coosa Backcountry Trail and is always a delight to check out. Lake Trahlyta Dam has delightful water scenery and it's close to Coosa Backcountry Trail, and Sosebee Cove is a glorious   place to spend some time. Hiking in Georgia is such a great thing to do. Coosa Backcountry Trail is a wet location that gets a lot of precipitation; March is the wettest month with most rain, and the driest month is October. Current weather conditions at Coosa Backcountry Trail, Union County, Georgia      Blue Ridge Mountains Hiking Trails Complete list of all the hiking trails in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Blue Ridge Mountains Outdoors Info Complete outdoors info for the Blue Ridge Mountains. Georgia Hiking Trails Complete list of all hiking trails in Georgia sorted by county. Books about Coosa Backcountry Trail, Union County, Georgia List of books available on Amazon.com about Coosa Backcountry Trail. 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These outdoors activities are available near Coosa Backcountry Trail.   Trails Near Coosa Backcountry Trail: DeSoto Falls Trail, Lumpkin County , 4 miles away Chattahoochee Trail, Union County , 7 miles away Duncan Ridge Trail, Union County , 7 miles away Whitly Gap Trail, White County , 7 miles away Appalachian National Scenic Trail, Union County , 7 miles away Arkaquah Trail, Union County , 7 miles away Black Mountain Trail, Union County , 9 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Coosa Backcountry Trail: Vogel State Park, Blairsville, 1 miles away Nottely River Camp Ground, Blairsville, 2 miles away Chestatee Knoll Campground, Lumpkin County, 4 miles away Lake Winfield Scott Campground, Union County, 5 miles away Lightners RV, Blairsville, 5 miles away   Whitewater Near Coosa Backcountry Trail: Helton Creek, Union County County , 2 miles away, Class -blank- - 3 miles long (US 19 to Nottelly River) Blood Mountain Creek, Lumpkin County County , 5 miles away, Class III-V - 1 miles long (to Dicks Creek) Frogtown Creek, Lumpkin County County , 6 miles away, Class III-V(V+) - 2.9 miles long (US 19 to US 19 at Turners Corner) Dicks Creek, Lumpkin County County , 6 miles away, Class V - 0.75 miles long (WMA Gate to Waters Creek Campground) Dicks Creek, Lumpkin County County , 7 miles away, Class IV - 2 miles long (Waters Creek Campground to Turners Corner)   National Parks Near Coosa Backcountry Trail: Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Atlanta - GA , 54 miles away Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Gatlinburg - TN , 60 miles away Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail, Atlanta - GA , 67 miles away   Hotels Near Coosa Backcountry Trail: Best Western Milton Inn, Blairsville , 6 miles away Holiday Inn Express Blairsville, Georgia, Blairsville , 6 miles away Country Inn And Suites By Carlson Helan, Helen , 13 miles away Ramada Limited, Helen , 13 miles away Econo Lodge Helen, Helen , 14 miles away