Chattahoochee River Headwaters to Lake Lanier
- Lester Martin
This is one section of the S2S - The Chattahoochee River from Source to Sea epic
My goal (hey, we've all got to have goals) is to complete the S2S - The Chattahoochee River from Source to Sea run by the time I turn 50. When I turn 50, I'll push it out to the double-nickle of 55! I'm using the illustrations in Joe Cook's Chattahoochee River User's Guide (a must have), for the green mile markers; the others are derived from the physical mile markers available in the CR-NRA. I'll also be ordering these trips from south to north, even though each leg will run downstream, for the most part as the further north you get the wilder the water is and ultimately it is a hike down the side of a mountain.
As usual, the Kayaking & Canoeing Google Map will be updated for completed legs.
The following map gives a visual of the first three legs identified in the table below.
| Leg | Date(s) | Participants | End (MM) | Start (MM) | Leg | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2016-05-21 | Lester, Brian & his kids, Roger | Lula Park (390 / 46) | Mossy Creek Park (398.5 / 37.5) | 8.5 | Mossy Creek State Park |
| 2 | TBD | TBD | Mossy Creek Park (398.5 / 37.5) | Duncan Bridge (404 / 32) | 5.5 | Looks like EIGHT shoals sections!! |
| 3 | TBD | TBD | Duncan Bridge (404 / 32) | Hwy 115 Bridge (408 / 28) | 4.0 | Class II - III rapids!!!! |
| 4 | TBD | TBD | Hwy 115 Bridge (408 / 28) | Hwy 255 Bridge (412 / 24) | 4.0 | Class II - III rapids!!! |
| 5 | 2018-08-25 | Lester, Roger | Hwy 255 Bridge (412 / 24) | Nora Mill Dam (421.5 / 14.5) | 9.5 | Nora Mill Dam on the Chattahoochee River |
| 6 | TBD | TBD | Nora Mill Dam (421.5 / 14.5) | End of Tubing (422.5 / 13.5) | 1.0 | Currently illegal to traverse |
| 7 | 2017-06-23 | Lester & work friends | End of Tubing (422.5 / 13.5) | Start of Tubing (425 / 11) | 2.5 | |
| 8 | TBD | TBD | Start of Tubing (425 / 11) | Chattahoochee River Campground (433 / 3) | 8.0 | Hiking the creek-bed... |
| 9 | 2014-06-15 | The Martin clan | Chattahoochee River Campground (433 / 3) | The Shoot (433.5 / 2.5) | 0.5 | Father's Day at Horsetrough Falls |
| 10 | TBD | TBD | The Shoot (433.5 / 2.5) | Chattahoochee Gap (436 / 0) | 2.5 | Massive drop, all w/o a path, from the start of the river along the AT down to the "The Shoot" waterfall. |