Ridge View Retreat- Blue Ridge, GA Guidebook

Sightseeing

Mercier Orchards

15 min drive from cabin. Take a tractor ride up the hill to the orchards and enjoy picking! Adorable shop and bakery inside for extra goodies. August through October- Apples May- Strawberries June- Blueberries July- Blackberries

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Mercier Orchards

8660 Blue Ridge Dr

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15 min drive from cabin. Take a tractor ride up the hill to the orchards and enjoy picking! Adorable shop and bakery inside for extra goodies. August through October- Apples May- Strawberries June- Blueberries July- Blackberries

Lake Blue Ridge Marina

12 min drive from cabin. Enjoy a day on the lake! Rent a boat, kayak, canoe, or paddleboard. Pack a picnic or eat at the local favorite restaurant The Boat Dock Bar & Grill known for their burgers, wings, & bar. Morganton Point Recreation Area, another popular spot on the lake, offers tons amenities. This area includes camping areas, concessions, paddleboard and kayak rentals, and more! If you’re planning to swim here, bring water shoes to protect your feet on the pebble beach.

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Lake Blue Ridge Marina

335 Marina Dr

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12 min drive from cabin. Enjoy a day on the lake! Rent a boat, kayak, canoe, or paddleboard. Pack a picnic or eat at the local favorite restaurant The Boat Dock Bar & Grill known for their burgers, wings, & bar. Morganton Point Recreation Area, another popular spot on the lake, offers tons amenities. This area includes camping areas, concessions, paddleboard and kayak rentals, and more! If you’re planning to swim here, bring water shoes to protect your feet on the pebble beach.

Falls Branch Falls

19 min drive from cabin. A double waterfall with mountain laurel and rhododendron growing along the trail and creek bank. The hike to the falls is about 30 minutes round trip.

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Falls Branch Falls

Stanley Creek Road

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19 min drive from cabin. A double waterfall with mountain laurel and rhododendron growing along the trail and creek bank. The hike to the falls is about 30 minutes round trip.

ASKA TRAILS MTB AND HIKING

Some as close as 6 min drive from cabin. Many hiking and mountain biking trails. 1. Stanley Gap Trail #165 Length: 4.8 miles Difficulty: Strenuous Single track through mixed hardwood forest with strenuous climbs. The trail intersects with the Benton MacKaye Trail and continues north for hikers, or hikers and bikers can take the trail to the south to Stanley Gap and Fall Branch Falls. 2. Flat Creek Loop #165B Length: 5.1 miles Difficulty: Moderate The trail starts approximately 100 yards from the Deep Gap parking lot. Left fork is Flat Creek Loop trail, and the right fork is Stanley Gap trail. At about 0.4 miles, the trail will fork to begin the loop. 3. Flat Creek Connector #165A Length: 0.2 miles Difficulty: Moderate Short trail that connects the Stanley Gap trail with the Flat Creek trail. 4. Benton MacKaye Trail The Benton MacKaye Trail (BMT) is a footpath of nearly 300 miles (480 km) through the Appalachian mountains of the southeastern United States. It is designed for foot travel in the tradition of the Appalachian Trail (AT). 5. Green Mountain #165D Length: 3.7 miles Difficulty: Moderate The trail begins across Aska Road from the Deep Gap Parking Lot. It is a gradual climb to the summit of Green Mountain. On the trail there are five short, relatively steep ascents but they are not strenuous. The trail then descends for 2.4 miles to its terminus on Forest Road 711. 6. Long Branch Connector #165F Length: 0.5 miles Difficulty: Moderate 7. Long Branch Loop Trail #165G Length: 2.1 Miles Difficulty: Easy The trail begins at corner of the Shady Falls parking lot. Trail leaves parking area and enters onto the old logging road. Within 300 yards, the trail forks to make the loop. The right fork goes gradually downhill on the roadbed, crosses the creek, and ascends gently on a grassy road. At 0.75 miles the Long Branch Connector trail leads off to the right. The left fork, continues the Long Branch Loop, which descends to the branch, crosses the creek and ascends on an old road back, to the parking lot. 8. Fall Branch Falls A double waterfall with mountain laurel and rhododendron growing along the train and creek bank. From Stanley Creek Road the hike to the falls is about 30 minutes round trip. In Blue Ridge, follow Aska Road south for eight miles. Turn right on Stanley Creek Rd. (Toccoa Riverside Restaurant is on the left). The trailhead is about three miles on the right (.2 miles from where pavement ends). TIPS: never climb on a waterfall. It is very slippery and dangerous. There is a nice platform in front of the falls.

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ASKA TRAILS MTB AND HIKING

Aska Road

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Some as close as 6 min drive from cabin. Many hiking and mountain biking trails. 1. Stanley Gap Trail #165 Length: 4.8 miles Difficulty: Strenuous Single track through mixed hardwood forest with strenuous climbs. The trail intersects with the Benton MacKaye Trail and continues north for hikers, or hikers and bikers can take the trail to the south to Stanley Gap and Fall Branch Falls. 2. Flat Creek Loop #165B Length: 5.1 miles Difficulty: Moderate The trail starts approximately 100 yards from the Deep Gap parking lot. Left fork is Flat Creek Loop trail, and the right fork is Stanley Gap trail. At about 0.4 miles, the trail will fork to begin the loop. 3. Flat Creek Connector #165A Length: 0.2 miles Difficulty: Moderate Short trail that connects the Stanley Gap trail with the Flat Creek trail. 4. Benton MacKaye Trail The Benton MacKaye Trail (BMT) is a footpath of nearly 300 miles (480 km) through the Appalachian mountains of the southeastern United States. It is designed for foot travel in the tradition of the Appalachian Trail (AT). 5. Green Mountain #165D Length: 3.7 miles Difficulty: Moderate The trail begins across Aska Road from the Deep Gap Parking Lot. It is a gradual climb to the summit of Green Mountain. On the trail there are five short, relatively steep ascents but they are not strenuous. The trail then descends for 2.4 miles to its terminus on Forest Road 711. 6. Long Branch Connector #165F Length: 0.5 miles Difficulty: Moderate 7. Long Branch Loop Trail #165G Length: 2.1 Miles Difficulty: Easy The trail begins at corner of the Shady Falls parking lot. Trail leaves parking area and enters onto the old logging road. Within 300 yards, the trail forks to make the loop. The right fork goes gradually downhill on the roadbed, crosses the creek, and ascends gently on a grassy road. At 0.75 miles the Long Branch Connector trail leads off to the right. The left fork, continues the Long Branch Loop, which descends to the branch, crosses the creek and ascends on an old road back, to the parking lot. 8. Fall Branch Falls A double waterfall with mountain laurel and rhododendron growing along the train and creek bank. From Stanley Creek Road the hike to the falls is about 30 minutes round trip. In Blue Ridge, follow Aska Road south for eight miles. Turn right on Stanley Creek Rd. (Toccoa Riverside Restaurant is on the left). The trailhead is about three miles on the right (.2 miles from where pavement ends). TIPS: never climb on a waterfall. It is very slippery and dangerous. There is a nice platform in front of the falls.