Foothills Trail
Trail
78.5 mile
126.4 kilometer
point to point
Singletrack
Difficult
Elevation
Ascent:
14,813'
4,515 m
Descent: -15,416' -4,699 m
High: 3,551' 1,082 m
Low: 1,115' 340 m
Grade
Avg Grade: 7% (4°)
Max Grade: 61% (31°)
Dogs
Leashed
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May 4, 2019
Ryne Hughey
Hiked form 2 miles before Canebrake to Laurel Valley access. Had rain for a couple hours. This was my favorite section of the trail.
16.5mi
May 3, 2019
Ryne Hughey
Hiked from Bad Creek Access to campsite 2 miles from Canebrake. It was a long day and our first hike of this year also Sherri's first overnight hike.
17.6mi
Nov 4, 2018
Ryne Hughey
Hiked from Sassafras mountain to Laurel Vally, good day started out cold on top of Sassafras but after we started hiking wormed up fast.
5.5mi
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3h 20m
Oct 20, 2018
Ryne Hughey
Hiked from Fish Hatchery rd. To Bad Creek access. Good day on the trail loved hearing the rivers and creeks way before you could see them.
13mi
Oct 19, 2018
Ryne Hughey
Hiked from Chechee rd Access to Fish Hatchery rd. Was a long day, the trail had some rough sections coming in to Burrell’s Ford. But a great day.
16mi
Oct 18, 2018
Ryne Hughey
Hiked from Oconee State Park to Chechee rd with Sherri. Enjoyed the hike.
5.9mi
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