Opened in October 2011, the Five Points Trail System located in Rising Fawn, Ga., is the region's newest trail system. It is comprised of nearly 20 miles of multi-use trail. This project resulted from a partnership between SORBA Chattanooga, The Lula Lake Land Trust, and Cloudland Canyon State Park. Construction began in November of 2010 and was completed in October 2011. The Five Points trail system is considered one of the most diverse trail systems in the Chattanooga area with trails that cater to all ability levels and allow for a nearly endless number of unique ways to string the total mileage together.

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Cloudland Canyon State Park provides varying degrees of difficulty primarily tailored to hiking. There are ample biking trails that connect to the Cloudland Canyon trail system, as well as a few for horseback riding. The terrain is rugged and mountainous, populated by picturesque canyons, waterfalls and overlooks.

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The Pigeon Mountain trail system includes miles of single-track and double-track great for hiking, biking and horseback riding. The lengths and difficulties of each trail varies, so please consult maps and recommendations at each trailhead.

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Loaded with history and beauty, Lookout Mountain contains a variety of trail systems tailored to hiking, biking and horseback riding. The difficulty of these trails, as well as the distance, range from beginner to very strenuous. Located through Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama and running north to south for over one hundred miles, Lookout Mountain provides a little something for every trail enthusiast.

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The Lula Lake Land Trust is populated by numerous rugged waterfalls and scenic overlooks. A multitude of multi-use trails that span many different areas which vary in length and difficulty. To protect its landscape and features, Lula Lake is open to the public only one weekend per month. So be sure plan your visit to take advantage of this unique property.

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The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain in Walker County, Georgia is considered to be among the finest areas for wildflowers in Georgia. It is a part of the Crockford-Pigeon Mountain Wildlife Management Area, and is home to the Shirley Miller Wildflower Trail, a short down and back trail that features a boardwalk, waterfall and nearly 50 varieties of wildflowers. This area is frequented in March and April, when wildflowers are in bloom. Some of the wildflowers include the bloodroot, blue cohosh, bluebells, four-leaved milkweed and dozens more.

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Located in the southernmost extension of the Cumberland Plateau, the area surrounding Lookout Mountain is in one of the most biologically diverse eco-regions in the world. It stretches over 90 miles from Chattanooga to Gadsden, Alabama, with three miles in Tennessee, 35 miles in northwest Georgia and 52 miles extending into northeast Alabama. Its important conservation sites include Zahnd Natural Area, McLemore Cove, Little River Canyon National Preserve, Pigeon Mountain and Otting Wildlife Management Areas.

McLemore Cove is named from Robert and John McLemore, sons of a white trader and a Cherokee mother. Along with its scenic beauty, McLemore Cove is known for antebellum structures, vast farmlands and houses dating back into the 1890’s. See this marvel of mother nature for yourself. The cove is located about three miles south of Chickamauga, in an area roughly bounded by Lookout and Pigeon Mountain.

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Backpacker Magazine designated Cloudland Canyon one of the top 20 hiking destinations in the country. The rugged geology of the trail system includes waterfalls, caves and 1000-foot sandstone cliffs. The park trails are accessible for both day hikers and backpackers. The trail system now connects the Cloudland Canyon Connector Trail system and the Lula Lake Land Trust, adding an additional 40 miles of hiking, mountain biking and equestrian trails.

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Home to Rock Town and Ellison's Cave, the Crockford-Pigeon Mountain Wildlife Management Area is a geological finger jutting northeast from the Lookout Mountain escarpment. The tabletop contains sinkholes, rock formations, meadows and forest, as well as rocky gorges that cut through the sides of the mountain. This State Wildlife Management Area contains approximately 100 miles of trails and forest service roads that are open to hikers and equestrians.

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Zahnd is a 1,387 acre Wildlife Management Area located in Walker County, Georgia. The location provides a wonderful assortment of fine grained sandstone boulders ranging from vertical slabs and textured slopers to cavernous overhangs. The actual boulder field is approximately 163 acres, containing over 100 established boulder routes.

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The Lula Lake Land Trust consists of 1,200 acres surrounding Lookout Mountain’s Lula Lake and protects over 8,000 adjacent acres. When hiking at the core preserve at Lula Lake, there are several must-see locations. One is the upper falls and Lula Lake itself, viewed from an old railroad bed dating back to the 1800s. Another is the lower falls, best viewed from the bottom after descending either a steep and rugged trail, or the new, easier trail. Most anyone capable of a short hike can find something to like about Lula Lake.

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In 1863, Union and Confederate forces waged epic battles over the control of Chattanooga—the gateway to the Deep South. Though the Confederate troops were victorious at Chickamauga in September, renewed fighting in Chattanooga in November won the Union troops final control. Today, there are well over 1,000 monuments, markers, and tablets spread throughout the park.

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Point Park is a ten acre memorial park that overlooks the Lookout Mountain Battlefield and the city of Chattanooga. There is a paved walking path around the park that takes visitors by several historic tablets, monuments. Confederate artillery positions, and scenic overlook. The largest monuments in Point Park is the New York Peace Memorial, which was erected by the state of New York as a tribute to peace and reconciliation between Union and Confederate veterans after the war. Inside Point Park, at the point of the mountain, is the Ochs Memorial Observatory. Inside are exhibits on Civil War signaling, photography, and Moccasin Bend, which is visible below the point.

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DeSoto State Park protects some of the most unique ecosystems in the United States. The Little River, the west fork of which flows through the park, is one of the only rivers in the world that flows almost entirely on a mountain top. DeSoto State Park also offers miles of hiking trails, beautiful bluffs and rock formations and a number of small waterfalls.

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Fall Creek Falls State Park is one of Tennessee’s largest and most visited state parks. The park encompasses more than 26,000 acres sprawled across the eastern top of the rugged Cumberland Plateau. Laced with cascades, gorges, waterfalls, streams and lush stands of virgin hardwood timber, the park beckons those who enjoy nature at her finest. Fall Creek Falls, at 256 feet, is one of the highest waterfalls in the eastern United States. Other waterfalls within the park include Piney Falls, Cane Creek Falls and Cane Creek Cascades.

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