HIKE: Bear Hair Trail, Vogel State Park 5-6 miles

This will be an intermediate/moderate hike of the Bear Hair trail route that begins at the Backcountry Trailhead in Vogel State Park. The hike climbs from the trailhead, rising over a series of rustic wooden stairs and passing a wooden overlook, while following a green trail blazes through stands of hemlock and passing through thickets of dense rhododendron; beginning the loop portion of the Bear Hair trail, this route stays to the left of the Coosa trail, we continuing an ascend until the trail bears left and levels out, then we make a series of left turns to complete the loop just around 4.1 mile back to the beginning of the trailhead and 0.8 miles back to the visitors center. The loop moves up and over the lower ridges of Blood Mountain.

Bring snacks and water for the hike. We can go to lunch after if anyone is interested...

Parking: Visitor's Center, if full near the visitors ctr, meet at the Vogel Trail-Head parking 0.9 miles down towards the trail-head signage. The lot is in a fenced in grass area... The weekends are busy... They've had a grand opening 6- mths ago for the new visitors ctr so not sure what kind of parking design was added or taken away.

NO Carpooling will be arranged by me but you could arrange to meet on your own@ any park and ride. 400; or I-85 Indian Trail Park and Ride and/or I-985 Park and Ride exit 4 Buford or Rideshare lot off Exit Interstate 985 Ext 16...right and a right just off the exit.

We will begin the hike at 9:30am so stop at the visitors ctr for the bathroom BEFORE 9:30am. The hike will take at most 2.5 - 3 hours...We can also go down to the Water Fall at the end.
Parking is $5 or State Pass

Lost/late/need more info TEXT contact Sandra 404-932-2921....