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Hickory Creek Trail
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An
easy to moderately difficult, white-blazed trail, used as access to
the Conasauga River, which can be reached from either trailhead. From
the western trailhead, the Conasauga is a little more than 1.5 miles.
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From Chatsworth take US 411 north 7.5 miles
through Eton to Grassy Street; turn right. Cross railroad tracks and
turn right. Take the first left at .1 mile (Mill Creek Road, FS 630).
There is a sign for Lake Conasauga. The paved road ends at .5 mile.
At 6.7 miles is Hickey Gap. At 8.9 miles is intersection with FS 17.
Continue through the FS 630/FS 17 intersection on FS 630. The trailhead
is .3 mile.
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northern
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From Chatsworth take US 411 north 13.2 miles
to Cisco community and intersection with Old Highway 2 (also known
as FS 16). At .7 mile pass County Road 169 on the right. The pavement
ends at 1 mile. Take the right fork at the Y intersection at 1.6 miles.
(County Road 210 bears left.) At 3.2 miles, FS 17 comes in from the
right, FS 16 goes left. Follow FS 16 just across the Tennessee state
line to the northwestern trailhead of the Jacks River Trail. (Note
that FS 51 branches to the right just after crossing the river.) After
crossing the Conasauga River, turn right on FS 51. Travel 4.8 miles
to the trailheads of Rice Camp and East Cowpen. Hickory Creek Trail
starts about 140 yards along East Cowpen Trail.
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Some roads are closed depending
on weather conditions, so it is recommended that one call the Cohutta
Ranger District of the U.S. Forest Service at (706) 695-6737 in advance
of a trip to check road conditions.
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