The Great Outsmores

The Coleman River Trail is a short, moderately easy walk in the most North Eastern parts of the Chattahoochee National Forest. It’s only about a mile each way from the trailhead at the Coleman’s confluence with the much larger Tallulah River in Rabun County, GA. The Tallulah itself is one Georgia’s better, but crowded, trout streams with clear, cool water cascading towards the headwaters of Lake Burton and the other Georgia Power impoundments of Rabun County.

 The Coleman is a much smaller, and steeper stream, and the path that bears its name follows the river up a moderate gulch under a canopy of Rodadendron, white pines, and hemlocks.  The river itself is boulder strewn throughout, and offers quite a few spots to drop off the trail and get your feet wet on a hot summer’s day.

The Coleman is designated an artificial lure only stream from the Tallulah up to the Forest Service Road 54, claiming to hold some native Brook Trout.  Note that many of the better looking fishing holes were quite a ways down below the trail, so plan on bringing boots in the least when fishing here, and maybe even some rappel gear!

One thing to note, as mentioned on several websites regarding the condition of the bridges, they are rickety at best - however none span higher than a couple feet.

Some photos:

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