Raven Cliff & Dukes Creek Falls – Helen, GA – Easy to Moderate – 5 - 7.25 miles

Raven Cliff Falls is a super popular 5-mile out and back trail near Helen, GA and for good reason. Many folks I know cite this trail as one of their N. GA favs.

Much of the hike up to the falls follows along Dodd Creek, and gives great views as well as providing peaceful & calming sounds. The falls at the top of the trail cascade between two beautiful cliff faces and is a sight well worth the hike.

Some areas of the Raven Cliff Trail does have some rocks, roots, and wet areas as well, so poles are suggested if that is your thing. Also, there is one shallow water crossing early on in the hike as the bridge is out. We will take a snack/lunch break at the base of the falls.

After completing Raven Cliff, we will drive the short distance over to the Dukes Creek Falls and complete the relatively easy 2.25 mile out and back.

If you are only interested in completing the 5 mile Raven Cliff hike and then want to split after that no worries.

We will meet outside the restrooms in the parking lot at the Raven Cliff trailhead, and will begin the hike at 9:30 am. Our pace will be 2.25 to 2.5 mph. I do like to start events on time so please do not be late for the consideration of all attendees.

Doggies are allowed, welcome, and encouraged to attend.

Parking is $5.00. The pin in the event map will get you to the spot where we will meet when using google maps. But cell signal in that general area can be a wee bit spotty, so it is best to familiarize yourself with the map in advance …

Below are some helpful links that can help you familiarize with the hikes beforehand. 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 trails themselves):

https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/georgia/raven-cliff-falls-trail

https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/georgia/dukes-creek-trail?ref=result-card

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. Cheers! 😊