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Hiking the Fort Mountain Loop
The loop trail takes 1.3 miles which circles the top of Fort Mountain certainly where an panoramic take a look at the area marks the focal point of these magnificent habitat. The top the mountain is when a fire tower is usually situated excluding an outstanding wall that runs more than 800 feet over it. The wall varies in height from approximately 2 to 6 feet high. A mystery exist on nobody built this wall and experts agreed the construction these wall will have occurred around 500 A.D. Alternatively, the fireplace tower is the one other feature on this subject loop trail which rangers to identify wildfires up to and including distance of 40 miles. The trail was built for a land that were donated by former Atlanta Mayor Ivan Allen and was performed by the Civilian Conservation Corp inside of the late 1930′s. From the parking area, make footpath to your northwest and trek it counter-clockwise. The trail is often a gradual climb simply because it approaches an amazing panorama in the places you sees the Chutes in addition to the Ridge and Valley a part of the northwest area of Georgia. The loop trail is marked with yellow rectangular trail blazers. The footpath hugs the mountainside and simply about.4 miles under the path; a red blazed trail is spotted to the left and that is a shortcut in the fire tower along the highest point of the Fort Mountain.