Trail reports for Burnt Hickory Loop

Trail reports for Burnt Hickory Loop
This rating was added on 2005-02-19

Overall rating: 3
Scenic rating: 2
Difficulty rating: 3

This rating was added on 2006-01-29

Overall rating: 5
Scenic rating: 5
Difficulty rating: 5

This rating was added on 2006-06-14

Overall rating: 5
Scenic rating: 5
Difficulty rating: 5

This rating was added on 2006-06-18

Overall rating: 5
Scenic rating: 5
Difficulty rating: 5

This rating was added on 2006-08-07

Overall rating: 4
Scenic rating: 3
Difficulty rating: 2
Nice trail. Recommend going during week because it is packed on weekends. A lot of civil war history.

This rating was added on 2006-08-14

Overall rating: 5
Scenic rating: 5
Difficulty rating: 4
Maintained by the Kennesaw Mountain Trail club (KEMOTrailcorps, Inc.) Volunteer organization added .5 miles of new trail in 2004.

This rating was added on 2006-08-16

Overall rating: 5
Scenic rating: 5
Difficulty rating: 5
close to home

This rating was added on 2006-10-22

Overall rating: 5
Scenic rating: 5
Difficulty rating: 5

This rating was added on 2007-01-01

Overall rating: 3
Scenic rating: 3
Difficulty rating: 3
Nice heavy pack workout, training hike.

This rating was added on 2007-07-23

Overall rating: 4
Scenic rating: 3
Difficulty rating: 4
10.4 Mile hike. First 4 miles up and down, last 6.4 flat.

This rating was added on 2007-10-04

Overall rating: 4
Scenic rating: 5
Difficulty rating: 4
This is a rugged trail. My hiking partner, Rockie the shihtzu, and I had a blast on this trail. We hiked the steep Mountain Top trail and descended via the Burnt Hickory Trail. The climb to the top of the mountian was smooth but extremely steep, and we had to take several breaks. The descent was also steep and anything but smooth. To me, the more rugged the terrain the better and more fun it is. The loop leaving and returning to the visitors center took us 5 hours. This may be longer than most due to several short breaks along the way. We crashed for 3 hours when we got home and later I discovered Rockie nursing 2 paw pads that had minor abrasions...

This rating was added on 2007-11-21

Overall rating: 5
Scenic rating: 5
Difficulty rating: 5

This rating was added on 2008-02-16

Overall rating: 4
Scenic rating: 3
Difficulty rating: 3
We love this hike. It is close to home and we do it to stay in shape. It takes us about 2hrs and 45min to complete the hike without a lot of stopping.

This rating was added on 2008-03-29

Overall rating: 5
Scenic rating: 5
Difficulty rating: 5

This rating was added on 2008-04-23

Overall rating: 3
Scenic rating: 3
Difficulty rating: 3