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Why not stop by Hensley Lake if you're passing through these parts. Hensley Lake is a nice spot to visit for more than one day, Nelly Plum Campground is a nice spot to camp nearby, and there's glorious hiking along the Bear Creek Trail. Cartecay River is a delightful whitewater spot near Hensley Lake; a delightful place to explore is Jackson Hollow. This lake is so wonderful. You can take a little journey to Hensley Lake Dam if you're here at Hensley Lake,
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| | and hiking is a popular thing to do around Hensley Lake; Mountaintown Creek Trail is a great local trail. Best Western Mountain View Inn is a perfect location to get some rest, and why not take a refreshing hike along the Tearbritches Trail. Hensley Lake is a wet spot that gets lots of precipitation; March is when you get the most rain here while October is the month with the least amount of precipitation. You'll need more than a day to look at everything Hensley | |
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Lake has to offer, you can camp at Plum Nelly Campground, and why not take a little visit to Flat Branch since you're here. For the period of the summer months here at Hensley Lake, high temperatures regularly get into the 80's.
For the period of the moonlight hours it's mostly in the 60's. The winter brings highs down to the 40's; during the dark hours in the wintertime at Hensley Lake temperatures drop to the 20's. This lake is so wonderful. You can run
the rapids of Mountaintown Creek near Hensley Lake, and dry warm beds await you at Ramada Limited Of Blue Ridge. What a spot this is for outdoors folks. You get a delightful sight of Round Mountain from Hensley Lake, and Whitepath Golf Club & is a golf course close by.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 34.75833 Longitude: -84.48167
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Mountaintown Creek, Gilmer CountyCounty, 5 miles away Class I-II - 8 miles long (Highway 52w to Highway 282w) |
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Cartecay River, Gilmer CountyCounty, 6 miles away Class I-II - 8 miles long (GA Route 52 to Lower Cartecay Road) |
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Cartecay River, Gilmer CountyCounty, 7 miles away Class II(III) - 2 miles long (Stegall Mill Road to DNR) |
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