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Atlanta: Panther Creek Trail
Count five waterfalls--including one of Georgia's most scenic--on this 10.8-miler in Chattahoochee National Forest. Go midweek for more solitude.
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| Author: | Backpacker Magazine |
| Activity: | Hiking |
| State: | Georgia (GA) |
| Distance: | 5.39 mi |
| Difficulty: | 6 / 10 |
| Rating: |
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TO TRAILHEAD: I-85 N to I-985 N to GA 365/US 23 to US 441. Go 9 miles N of Hollywood, GA, on US 441 to Panther Creek Rec. Area parking on L. Trailhead access is on SE side across US 441.
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PCT01
| Distance: 5.39 mi | Points: 1185 |
Panther Creek Track
Points of Interest
PCT001
Location: 34.698860, -83.419790Head south from trailhead, trail crosses highway in first half-mile.
PCT002
Location: 34.695179, -83.412209Hemlocks create tunnel high above rhododendron gorge. Listen for creek
PCT003
Location: 34.693726, -83.410881Walls get narrow; make sharp L, climb 8 ft., crawl through wide cut in rock
PCT004
Location: 34.693336, -83.409935To R of trail, a small but powerful waterfall slides around a rock wall. Keep heading SE into broad, flat plain where tributaries join Panther Creek
PCT005
Location: 34.679962, -83.399895Go L off trail a few yds. and find a shaded creek bank overlooking swift water sluicing between two boulders
PCT006
Location: 34.678146, -83.399086Pass large bend in creek
PCT007
Location: 34.676003, -83.387177Upper Panther Falls tumbles down several short, wide drops, then maytags down narrow chute. Circle N and descend
PCT008
Location: 34.676414, -83.387672More cascades: Lower Panther Falls drops a steep 50 ft. Nearby is 3-tent campsite with its own swimming hole. Stay, or continue N through three horseshoe bends
PCT009
Location: 34.677067, -83.382256Steep ascent up ravine as trail turns from creek and ascends into poplars
PCT010
Location: 34.675446, -83.380638Highest point on hike. Begin descent among tightly packed oaks
PCT011
Location: 34.670700, -83.369995Join creek again; rolling singletrack enters hemlock stand
PCT012
Location: 34.667675, -83.364983Trail ends @ confluence of Panther Creek and Davidson Creek on far end of bridge. Retrace steps to trailhead
Big, Big Falls
Location: 34.676815, -83.387100Finally reaching the lower falls, Panther Creek tumbles from 50-foot tall ledges into foamy cascades and misty vapors. Great swimming holes around. ©Marcus Woolf
Wide upper falls
Location: 34.675819, -83.387177The broad terraces of Panther Creek provide many watercourses. ©Marcus Woolf
Waterslide
Location: 34.693451, -83.409485Here Big Panther Creek drops down and shoots along a rock formation. ©Marcus Woolf
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