Hidden Pond
Location: North Georgia
Trip Starts: Old Highway 411
Trip Ends: Old Highway 411
Total Distance: 1.1 miles
Hike Type: Roundtrip, Loop Hike
Hike Difficulty: Easy
Trails Used: Hidden Pond (Songbird) Trail
Trail Traffic: Moderate
Trip Type: Day Hike
More Information:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Carters Lake
P. O. Box 96
Oakman, GA 30732-0096
(706) 334-2248
Highlights:
Carters Lake is a reservoir in northwestern Georgia that is fed by the Coosawattee River – which was the inspiration for James Dickey’s novel and subsequent film Deliverance. The US Army Corps of Engineers owns and manages the lake which was completed in 1977.
This short loop hike starts near the dam at Carter’s Lake at South Reregulation Park. The trail circles a beaver pond and there are three bridges that vary between 20 – 210 feet in length. The hike also has a few wildlife-viewing platforms and blinds that look over the pond. You travel through a grassy and hardwood forest on this hike and it is suitable for all ages.
More Details:
- click to watch a video of the 210′ swamp bridge on the Hidden Pond Trail
- click for a trip report from this walk to a beaver pond near Ellijay: Janaury1, 2015 (password protected)
- click for a map of the Carter’s Lake Wilderness Management Area (password protected)
- click to view a trail map Hidden Pond which is managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- click for a map of more hikes around Carters Lake (password protected)
- click for another hike that we did in this area in December 2016
- click for more New Years hikes that we did between 2004-2020 (password protected)
- click to access the guidebook Hiking Trails Of The Cohutta & Big Frog Wilderness which has more trails in this area
- click for other Georgia hiking and backpacking books
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