Clear East Cowpen Trail (Rice Camp Trailhead to Hickory Ridge)

What

• Clear East Cowpen Trail (From Rice Camp Trailhead to Hickory Ridge)
• Deadfalls and lopping small branches
• Potluck afterwards!
• ~7 miles round-trip, moderate to difficult hiking

Where and when

• Rice Camp trailhead
• 9:00 AM, Saturday 2/1
• Carpool available (email Robert at raehiker@gmail.com)

What to bring

• Day pack with food (including a light lunch) and water
• Long pants required, long sleeves recommended
• Safety whistle
• Hand saw (if you have one)
• Food or snack to share for our post hike potluck (optional)
• Waiver form (first-timers under 18 only: http://bit.ly/vol-waiver)

Want more info on the group?

• Email Robert at raehiker@gmail.com
• Check us out at www.facebook.com/teamconasauga
• Look us up on the Forest Service site: www.fs.usda.gov/conf

Directions
From Atlanta

• Take I-75 N to Exit #293 (Hwy 411, Chatsworth/White).
• Go north on Hwy 411 through Chatsworth.
• From Chatsworth (intersection of Hwy 76 & Hwy 411), travel north on Hwy 411 for 11.8 miles to Cisco.
• Turn right onto Old Hwy 2, at the Cisco Baptist Church, and go 7.8 miles.
• Turn right onto FS 51. There is a directional sign here for Rice Camp, East Cowpen, Hickory Creek, and Horseshoe Bend Trails.
• Travel 4.7 miles until the road ends at the trailhead. There are two creek crossings, usually low enough for the average sedan with care.

From Chattanooga

• Take I-75 S to Exit 341 (GA 201, Tunnel Hill/Varnell).
• Turn left onto GA 201 N and go 4.7 miles to the intersection with GA 2 (just past the Dollar General).
• Go 12.2 miles until the intersection with GA 225 (at a stop sign). Turn left onto GA 2 / GA 225 N.
• In one mile, turn right onto GA 2. Go 2.3 miles to the intersection with US 411, at Cisco Baptist Church. Continue onto Old Hwy 2 and go 7.8 miles.
• Turn right onto FS 51. There is a directional sign here for Rice Camp, East Cowpen, Hickory Creek, and Horseshoe Bend Trails.
• Travel 4.7 miles until the road ends at the trailhead. There are two creek crossings, usually low enough for the average sedan with care.

GPS Coordinates: 34.95037967602591,-84.60520165328401