Gilmer County Blue Trails

Gilmer County Blue Trails
Beginning as high altitude, small, mountain streams in Gilmer County,
Georgia, the Coosawattee River and its tributaries are the headwaters of the
Coosa/Alabama/Mobile river system that flows through Alabama to Mobile
Bay and the Gulf of Mexico.
The Coosawattee Watershed Alliance in cooperation with Gilmer County,
Corps of Engineers, Georgia Department of Natural Resources and
Mountain Stewards has created a Blue Trail that extends from the
headwaters of the Cartecay and Ellijay rivers to their confluence as the
Coosawattee River, along the Coosawattee River and through Carters Lake.
CARTECAY
RIVER
GEORGIA BLUE TRAIL
Canoe launches and waterway-accessible campsites have been revitalized
and constructed to encourage recreational use of this important waterway.
For Gilmer County, this Blue Trail will provide increased tourism, economic
growth and connect us to our environment and heritage by providing
access to natural and historic places.
Blue trails are the water equivalent to hiking trails. They
are created to facilitate recreation in and along rivers and
water bodies. Blue trails come in all shapes and sizes and
are used by paddlers, anglers, recreationists, and those
just seeking a bit of solitude.
Blue trails provide the opportunity to reconnect with our
waterways and to discover their many biological,
botanical, geological and historical attributes.
Conserve, Protect, Restore
CoosawatteeWatershedAlliance.org
Dave Teffeteller • 706 635-2147
Blue trails not only promote recreational use of our waterways but also
encourage respect for their ecological needs as well. The Blue Trail in Gilmer
County ensures a natural, clean and pristine watershed.
COOSAWATTEE
RIVER
Gilmer County
Blue Trails
ELLIJAY
RIVER
GEORGIA BLUE TRAIL
MOUNTAINTOWN
CREEK
GEORGIA BLUE TRAIL
CARTECAY
RIVER
GEORGIA BLUE TRAIL
GEORGIA BLUE TRAIL
COOSAWATTEE
RIVER
GEORGIA BLUE TRAIL
From the rolling whitewater headwaters to impoundment created by the largest
earthen dam in the eastern US, the Gilmer County Blue Trail covers
approximately 60 miles of paddling water.
With strategically located canoe and kayak
launches and campsites, recreationists,
fishermen and paddlers can enjoy a few hours or
days on Gilmer County’s streams, rivers and
lakes.
From headwaters in
Gilmer County to
Mobile Bay and the
Gulf of Mexico - over
800 miles of paddling
streams, rivers and
lakes.
Conserve, Protect, Restore
CoosawatteeWatershedAlliance.org
Dave Teffeteller • 706 635-2147
DAVE TEFFETELLER 2010