Mistletoe GaSP - Cliatt Creek Trail

GA - Mistletoe State Park

   We headed out this morning to hike part of the Bartram Trail at Pointes West Army Resort. When we arrived at the office, they told us that they didn't have a trail map, and the parts of the trail on the park weren't well maintained, and that we were better off hiking somewhere else. So we went back to the car, and pulled out the phones. We found Mistletoe State Park and set the GPS.

  

When we arrived, we paid the $5 GA State Park fee, got a hiking staff medallion and a trail map, and got back in the car. After checking the map, we decided to do the easy 2-mile Cliatt Creek trail. The map showed a 25% over 200ft grade. We drove across the parking lot (about 100 feet) and realized we were already at the trail head! So, we loaded the baby into the Ergo and hit the trail.

The trail starts out level in a nice wooded area. After the first hundred feet or so, we crossed over a paved road and into the woods. There was a slight elevation decline, and eventually we ended up at the edge of a small creek. I went down to the edge, while Sheera and Ziva stayed up at the trail to take pictures.

Along the way, we saw random blue squares of paper push-pinned to trees. At first I thought it might be some sort of temoprary trail blaze marking, but then we saw this one:

Looks like someone planned a nice surprise nature hike for their sweetie.

The trail then looped back around, Ziva fell asleep, and we hit the bigger hills. Then back to the car! 

Hike Summary:

Total Distance: 1.98mi

Start Time: 11:19AM 11/6/2011

Total Time: 01:08:28

Min Elevation: 332ft

Max Elevation: 494ft

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