Sherwood Creek falls

1/27/2013 - went back down Spout Springs Rd to get video of the falls.  Standing on the bridge gives the most direct view, but there are lots of small trees in the way.  So to get the "cleanest" video I had to go to the south side and get a more sideways view. 

According to GMAPS, this is on Sherwood Creek

3/14/2011 - I was near Spout Springs Rd today, so I stopped and took more pictures of this falls.  I found that the property is posted, but there is a better view of the falls from the road by going to the south side of the bridge.

1/16/2011 drove down Spout Springs Rd towards I85 yesterday, on my way to the waterfall on the Mulberry River, and saw a waterfall right beside the road!  I had actually known it was there, just forgot all about it.  So I went back today to get a picture.  I don't know the name of the creek or if the falls is named.  It's a small falls, maybe 4 feet at the most.  With all the snow still on the ground I didn't try to get closer, took the photo from the road.  As you can see from the picture, this falls might be hard to see when the trees are in leaf.

GPS: 34.11766°N 83.87426°W

 

 

Directions and Information: from I85

• exit 129, GA 211
• north on GA 211
• left on Thompson Mill Rd
• right on Spout Springs Rd
• falls is at first creek after passing the business area, on the left

Note: falls can be seen from the road, but right at the creek crossing the margins are very narrow.  To park you need to either stop before or after the guard rails and walk back to the creek.  The property on the south side of the creek is posted, and the property on the north side is very steep right down to the creek.  The best view is from the road.

Walnut Creek falls

1/27/2013 - looks like I misread the Elachee trail map and put this falls on the wrong creek. 

According to GMAPS this falls is on Walnut Creek
 
1/12/2013 - decided I needed to get out more and get back in hiking shape, so I went out to Elachee Nature Center to get started.  Hiked the West Lake Trail as far as the suspension bridge and on the way back I tried out my new video camera and got a short video of the waterfall there.  It's kind of shakey!  But hopefully as I get used to using it I'll get better with it.

2/12/2011 - at Elachee Nature Center.  While I was driving home from Clayton, GA today I was reminded of another waterfall I've actually seen many times.  It's at the Elachee Nature Center near Gainesville, GA.  So I decided to add it too!

This falls is on Vulture Rock Creek on the Nature Center grounds, just below the bridge across this creek.  There's a small dam on top of the falls, maybe an old small sawmill dam?

GPS: 34.23380°N 83.83152°W

 

Directions and Information - can be found at:
http://www.elachee.org/visitor%20info/Nature%20Trails/naturetrails.html

Note: the shortest hike to see this falls is to park at the overflow parking near the Nature Center.  Then hike south on the West Lake Trail, turn left onto the Duncan Ridge Trail -  to the bridge crossing Vulture Rock Creek.  The falls are a short way down the trail, past the bridge.  There is a trail map on the website.