5/22/2011 - drove from the north end of Patterson Gap Rd, past the trail to Patterson Creek Falls and Valley Springs Lodges falls, all the way to the south end where it becomes Persimmon Rd at the parking for Kilby Mill Falls. I'm pretty sure these falls are on either the same creek as Kilby Mill Falls, or one that feeds into that creek.
From the sound of it, there might be as many as 12 falls in this area. At every place where I could see a falls, I could hear what might have been 1 to 3 more, but you just can't see all of them due to the evergreen shrubs down the hill and along the bank.
Creek names below (or no name) are from GMAPS. Note: 1/27/13 - turns out that according to GMAPS these falls ARE on the same creek as Kilby Mill Falls, which is Persimmon Creek
Falls #1 is hard to see, but it's a pretty long falls that goes from the top left to near the bottom right of the photo.
GPS: 34°57'3"N 83°29'35"W (Persimmon Creek)
GPS: 34°57'6"N 83°29'35"W (Persimmon Creek)
GPS: 34°57'17"N 83°29'34"W (Persimmon Creek)
GPS: 34°57'20"N 83°29'29"W (unnamed branch, flows into Persimmon Creek)
Directions and Information: from Clayton, GA
- west on US 76
- right on Persimmon Rd
- where pavement ends, and road crosses creek-continue straight ahead
Note: this drive would combine nicely with the short hike to Kilby Mill Falls, then at the north end you could add in the trail along Patterson Creek to see those falls.
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