The high country of Northwest Georgia has plenty to use, where its history represents the settlement of the American Indians, in addition to Civil War landmarks to the varied landscape with its rolling hills, streams, lakes, and orchards using plenty of opportunities for outside activities.
In 1918, when the natural cavern entryway into Lookout Mountain was no longer offered to the general public; Leo Lambert took a vibrant relocation in 1928 to resume the Lookout Mountain cave. His group was to blast and drill a new entrance from the top; however, after decreasing 260 feet they discovered a little cavity 18 inches high and 5-feet wide leading further into the mountain. After crawling on his hands and knees for three hours through this small cavity of limestone rock for about 650 feet, Leo was lastly able to stand, 10 hours later on, what he discovered has actually become one of the Southeast's many valued discoveries. He called this breathtaking 145-foot waterfall after his other half, Ruby. Visitors to Ruby Falls in Chattanooga will be impressed with the living caverns little passage way which determines just under a half-mile one-way, going by stalagmites, stalactites, drape formations, and flow-stone prior to reaching the nation's tallest and inmost waterfall at 1,120 feet underground.
Simply over the state line into Georgia, simply a couple of miles South of Ruby Falls is the incredible Rock City Gardens which sits along the top of Lookout Mountain. The gardens feature more than 400 native types of plants and massive ancient rock formations that are spectacular. The 4,100-foot Captivated Path is surrounded by natural geological wonders as it winds its way over, under, and through rock developments, where travelling through fat guy's capture and needles eye is really a tight squeeze. Crossing over the 180-foot long suspension bridge provides an incredible view of the Chattanooga Valley, as the path departs from the bridge it winds its way around another rock development supplying a view of Enthusiast's Leap and a 90-foot waterfall. At the top of Lover's Leap, one can see the panoramic view of seven states. The Enchanted Path continues its journey through Mom Goose Village and ends after passing through the Fairyland Caverns.
Among the state's biggest and most beautiful parks found on the Western edge of Lookout Mountain, where natures function has water sculpted deep canyons surrounded by breathtaking views of the Cumberland Plateau. Cloudland State park is top rated tourist attractions house to over a 1,000-foot deep canyon, sandstone cliffs, dense woodland, wildlife, cascading creeks, and waterfalls, where the difficult hiking routes allows for one to explore this parks incredible beauty.
The only easy trail in the park is the short half-mile, one-way Overlook Trail which passes through along the canyon rim where the two neglects supplies outstanding views of the rugged canyon, a cascading waterfall on the opposite canyon wall, and the dense forest. Starting at the primary trailhead, the exhausting one-mile, one-way Waterfalls Path quickly descends 450-feet down the cliff wall where the path consists of 600 metal stair actions. About half method down, a side trial to the left continues to hug the cliff wall, where around the bend is the very first of two falls. Cherokee Falls relaxes in a sandstone cliff cove dropping 60-feet into a stone filled pond where the giant stones around the pond allows for one to get truly close. The remaining part of the trail gets much steeper in its quest to reach the second waterfall where the path ends at an intersection.
The path to the left causes an ignore for seeing Hemlock Falls dropping 90-feet into the boulder filled creek. Beginning at the end of the Waterfalls Trail, the strenuous two-mile, one-way Sitton's Gulch Path begins on a woody bridge that crosses over Daniel creek prior to its gradual 700 feet decent to the canyon floor. The trail winds its way next to the creek through a green hemlock grove with views of various little cascading waterfalls and rapids as the water works its way around the limestone boulders. The trail ends at the canyon mouth in Trenton where the last half-mile of the trail is a simple walking over flat land.
At the Southwestern edge of the Cohutta Mountains where the Cherokee Indians lived for hundreds of years is now the location of Fort Mountain State Park. The parks place near the Cohutta wilderness provides visitors miles of routes through a hardwood forest crossing streams, blueberry thickets, marvelous overlooks, an 855-foot mysterious ancient rock wall, and a look back in time to the previous inhabitants.
For the nature fan with only a day, the park's trail system permits one to integrate a number of tracks to make a four-mile loop through the heart of the park. Beginning on the North side of the Lake Loop Path continue to the Goldmine Creek Path turnoff which climbs a ridge to the Gahuti Path. Follow this trail which gains 500-feet in elevation as it passes through over ridges through the wood forest crossing numerous streams before signing up with the Big Rock Nature Trail. The Big Rock Trail hugs the edge of the ridge line acquiring 114-feet in elevation before the path begins a steep descent down into a hollow passing by a little cascading waterfall prior to climbing up a small ridge to another cascading waterfall. The trail ends at the park road where one can cross the highway to finish the Lake Loop. Found near the parks highest point is the West Overlook Path. This half-mile path gains 200-feet in elevation as it winds its method up along the Western Ridge line to an observation deck with some stunning views of the range of mountains and valleys below. Proceed up the 102 metal steps to the Tower Trail which leads pull back over the ancient rock wall to complete a loop.