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Gilmer County Georgia Hiking Trails
Fall Branch-Weaver Creek Trail
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Length: 6.0
Rating:
Moderate
Fall Branch-Weaver Creek Trail offers a very pleasant hike past
waterfalls, through hardwood forest, wildflowers and magnificent panoramic
views.
Fall Branch-Weaver Creek Trail offers a very pleasant day hike, first
past a double waterfall, then through typical Southern Appalachian
hardwood forest with a variety of trees, shrubs and wildflowers, then over
a ridge offering views of distant mountains, valleys and Lake Blue Ridge,
with a final pleasant downhill hike to a pastoral valley.
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| Note: This is an in and back
trail. Trail begins on north side of road and climbs gradually toward summit
of Rocky Mountain. At one-fourth mile a short unmarked side trail leads to
USFS observation platform at base of Fall Branch Falls. Beyond the falls,
the trail switches back through general forest, past an old timber cut and
continues to intersection with Stanley Gap Trail at 1.0 mile. Turn northwest
on trail and begin long ascent of Rocky Mountain.
After gaining ridgeline there are views to east of Lake Blue Ridge.
Descend to saddle, climb spur of Davenport Mountain before turning west to
begin descent toward Scroggin Knob. From Scroggin Knob descend to Weaver
Creek-Laurel Creek watershed divide.
Directions from Blue Ridge, Georgia:
Travel east on GA Hwy 515, approx. 0.8 miles past
intersection with GA Hwy 5. Turn Right at Windy Ridge Rd., go 0.2 miles to
dead end with Old U.S. 76. Turn left, go 0.2 miles to Aska Road. Turn
right on Aska road to Stanley Creek Road (8.0 miles). Right on Stanley
Creek Road 3.2 miles to trailhead. If Weaver Creek trailhead is desired,
follow directions above to Aska Road, turn south 1.1 miles to County Road
31, turn right and follow 4.0 miles to USFS boundary and small parking
area. Road.
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