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Hiking Time 1 hour

Difficulty Easy

Elevation +/–15'

Trail Use Climbing and good for kids

Best Times Year-round (winter is best for climbing)

Agency Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division

Recommended Maps USGS 7.5-minute Cedar Grove and Lafayette or visit drtopo.com for a downloadable PDF of the bouldering problems.

HIGHLIGHTS The Rocktown Trail leads to a sprawling jumble of rock formations that offer some of the finest bouldering in the Southeast, with problems that range in difficulty from V0 to V8. Even those who don’t climb will find Rocktown fascinating, because it seems as if you’re walking through a village ruin where ancients lived among houses of sandstone. Heightening the effect are narrow alleys with steep walls that snake between boulders some 30 feet high. The hike to the Rocktown boulder field is brief but pleasant, with ferns and hardwoods surrounding the path. Once you reach the boulders, you’ll find that the rocks have eroded in curious ways—some with scooped-out, round pockets, others with vertical furrows that make the rock face appear like rows of bones. The lower portions of some boulders have eroded more quickly than their tops, so some appear to be balanced precariously, defying gravity by not toppling. In the Rocktown labyrinth, you will also find arêtes and an overhanging roof.