Chatsworth side

Holly Creek

The Chatsworth approach. Steeper grades off the western escarpment, quicker access from Highway 411, and drier ridgeline walking than the river corridors.

Trails in the Holly Creek watershed
TrailDistanceDifficulty
Emery Creek Trail

Fourteen crossings up Emery Creek to a pair of falls on the Holly Creek side.

13.5 mi round tripStrenuous
Windy Gap Trail

A multi-use trail for hikers, mountain bikers, and dirt bikes, climbing two thousand feet to the top of Grassy Mountain.

5 mi one wayStrenuous
Tibbs Trail

A short multi-use trail through Holly Creek Preserve, reached via the Windy Gap OHV system.

2.2 mi one wayModerate
Hickey Gap Trail

An unofficial out and back to four waterfalls on Mill Creek, from Hickey Gap Campground.

1.4 mi round tripModerate
Pinhoti Section 28 Ramhurst to Cohutta Overlook

Eighteen miles from the valley floor at Ramhurst up to the Cohutta Overlook.

18.2 mi one wayStrenuous
Pinhoti Section 29 Cohutta Overlook to Forest Service Road 90

Nine and a half miles from Cohutta Overlook over Turkey Mountain to Holly Creek Gap.

9.6 mi one wayModerate