Sawnee Mountain Preserve – Mountain Side and Indian Seats - Moderate

Let's Take-a-Hike at Sawnee Mountain Mountain Side Trail and Indian Seats trail. Both great trails with a beautiful overlook at the Indian Seats.

We will start on the Mountain Side Trail. This is a nice trail that meanders through the woods. Then we will head across the street to the Indian Seats trail. The trail is soft surface/compact soil, wide, and pretty easy to navigate. At the top of the incline are the Indian Seats rock outcroppings allowing a super overlook view with the N. GA mountains in the distance. I plan to pause there for 15 minutes or so to rest, refresh, and take in the scenery before completing the loop back to the trailhead. There is an option to only hike the Mountainside Trail.

Let's meet at the Sawnee Mountainside Hiking & Parking lot off of Bettis Tribble Gap Rd. Be sure to come to the correct lot as there are more than one that offer access to Sawnee Mountain. Please follow the link that I post in the event, preferably using google maps, to ensure you come to the right place.

Parking is free, and free is good! 😁
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Unfortunately, doggies are not permitted on this trail. The hike will start at 9:00am, and I figure it will take us about 5 hours with the pause at the scenic overlook. I do like to start events on time so please do not be late for the consideration of all attendees.

Below are some helpful links. Please note that the alltrails one is not the exact way we will approach this trail but it will give you a good idea of what the trail is like, etc. Of course and as always, if you have any questions in advance please let me know and I will do my best to answer them.

AllTrails (general info about the trail itself):

Indian Seats Trail Loop | Map, Guide - Georgia | AllTrails
Indian Seats, Ridgeline, and Mountainside Trail Loop, Georgia - 1,048 Reviews, Map | AllTrails

Atlanta Trails (general info about the trail itself):

[Sawnee Mountain Preserve: hiking the Indian Seats Trail (atlantatrails.com)](https://www.atlantatrails.com/hiking-trails/hiking-the-indian-seats-trail-at-sawnee-mountain-preserve-near-atlanta/)

Hope to see you there, and of course please remember that you will be participating entirely at your own risk as Suwanee Take-a-Hikers assumes absolutely no liability (nada, zero, zilch, zip) for adverse events which may occur during meetups.