27px, we want 27. Please register or login . Here in the southern end of the Blue Ridge Mountains you'll find steep, rugged, reforested country cut by numerous streams and old drainages. The eastern section is the northern portion of Georgia's Coleman River Wildlife Management Area.
Elevations are lower than in Tennessee.
Several unique bogs support endangered species such as the bog turtle and rare combinations of other species found nowhere else in the world. Other than the Appalachian Trail which runs north-south through the larger western section for approximately four miles there are no developed pathways on the Georgia side, but old roadbeds provide hiking access. From US 76 in extreme northern Georgia turn north on Forest Service Road 70 which follows the Tallulah River and provides access to the eastern and western sections of the Wilderness after about five miles of driving. Click here to find out how. Copyright Rodale, Inc. 2001.