I am planning on hiking a 21 mile(ish) loop this weekend in the Cohutta Wilderness in North Georgia.
I'll park at Three Forks, hike north on the East Cowpen Trail to Panther Creek Trail.
I will then turn west onto Panther Creek and hike it until it meets Hickory Creek Trail.
The problem is that is doesn't look like Panther Creek and Hickory Creek Trail meet. At least on my map.
If I can get onto Hickory Creek Trail, I plan to hike it north to East Cowpen and then take East Cowpen south back to the Three Forks parking lot completing the loop.
Has anyone hiked this part of the Cohutta that might be able to give me some information? Specifically, can I access Hickory Creek Trail from Panther Creek Trail or possibly Tearbritches Trail?
Thanks in advance for any feedback I can get. Looking forward to this hike but I have never explored this part of Georgia yet.
Carl