Nancytown Falls (2 falls)

7/17/2011 - on my way back from Martin Creek I took a detour to see if I could find a Forest Service Rd that my map program shows comes out very close to where the trail to Nancytown Falls comes out, on FS 92.  I did find it, but it's not open all year round.  I managed to get a GPS for the falls on FS 192 and a new picture, but I didn't hike in to Nancytown Falls - I don't hike in this area when ticks are active!

5/8/2010 This marks my real "first" waterfall trip of my project, when I got serious about doing as many as I could.  These falls are on the Sourwood Trail out of the Lake Russell Recreation Area near Cornelia, GA.  Not to be confused with Lake Richard B. Russell.

Lake Russell is managed by the Forest Service and encompasses two lakes - Lake Russell and the much smaller Nancytown Lake.  All of the trails start at the trailhead parking beside the smaller lake.  The Sourwood Trail is a "balloon" trail that goes up the paved road, past the locked gate and group camping area to a right turn across the creek.  The trail sign points to the left, but I prefer to go the opposite direction.

Turn right, cross the bridge over the creek and follow the Forest Service road, past another road that goes to the left.  Keep going until you cross a side creek, where there is a small, pretty, unnamed falls.  The trail proper starts immediately across the bridge and goes up the creek past this falls.  Where the trail makes a left turn up a big hill, there is a side trail that goes to Nancytown Falls.  This is the shortest route to both falls.  You can either complete the loop and come out on the paved road - where you would turn right to get back to the parking.  Or you can back-track the way you came. 

GPS: 34°30'19"N 83°28'26"W
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Directions and Information: can be found at http://www.fs.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsinternet/!ut/p/c4/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP0os3gDfxMDT8MwRydLA1cj72BTJw8jAwjQL8h2VAQAzHJMsQ!!/?ss=110803&navtype=BROWSEBYSUBJECT&navid=110190000000000&pnavid=110000000000000&recid=10490&actid=42&ttype=recarea&pname=Chattahoochee-Oconee%20National%20Forest%20-%20Lake%20Russell%20Recreation%20Area