Recent content by Jackn123

Happily! Just checked out the map and I see now how I can add campsites. I'll try to make note of some places in N Georgia this weekend too.

Hello all, I'm realizing that I didn't follow up on this thread after we took some trips. We've now gone down to TNF maybe 3x and did wind up going down to the Oakmulgee district near Tuscaloosa that @Tundracamper suggested. Visited the south side of Bankhead for a bit of hiking too. Also, we've...

Definitely, will do!

This weekend (Thu-Sun) we've rented a cabin in the Chattahoochee NF southeast of Blue Ridge - planning to do some rides and hikes. Hoping to hike a bit of the Appalachian and Benton Mackaye trails as well. Excited to check out this area. I have plotted a number of routes, touching on a couple of...

Steve, you're the man. Looks like a great time, and I'm glad to hear that my planned route should actually work! I'm always anxious planning a route for the first time with the kids with me - always has the potential for a dead end or a closed gate that can really take the wind out of everyone's...

Sorry for the delay - life interrupted. No, I have not been to the Oakmulgee District before. I was just looking on Gaia though and it looks like there are tons of trails to explore. I just saved a loop out 743 and back on 742 for when we are able to get down there. What is that crossing like...

Ha! Hilarious. That's the exact camp site I was referring to. Great pics.

@Tundracamper Yeah the first part of the route is in the TNF, including Lake Virginia / Lake Willis / Lake Tallaseehatche - all of which are fed by the same stream where we had our picnic. See below - the green shading is the public land boundary. On the west side is a big network of hiking...

Just following up - we put some KO2s on our car on Saturday and then went down to TNF today and had a blast on some forest service roads. We had a great hike around Lake Virginia and then we found a great spot for a picnic by the Tallaseehatche Creek east of the bridge on the Wiregrass 601. Not...

Thanks! I have been pouring over the different maps on Gaia. We may wind up going down to Talladega this weekend instead since it is a tad closer for us, but i'm planning my itenerary for when we head up there to Bankhead in the next few weeks. I just created a bunch of waypoints with the info...

@Tundracamper thank you so much! This is incredibly helpful. I have never been to Bankhead, so I did not have a clear plan. I'm coming from Birmingham so I was focused more on the southern approach. Maybe Kinlock Falls and also I was thinking Upper Caney as well. Great to have some validation...

Hi all - picking this thread back up - I was thinking about exploring Bankhead this weekend with my family. I was doing some youtube research to see if I could find any footage from rides up there to get a sense of what it's like, but most of the footage looks like the roads are supper muddy and...

New member in the Birmingham area here! Just getting started with my family, but looking forward to visiting Talladega soon.