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DIRECTIONS Take I-75 north to Resaca. Take GA 136 west 15 miles. East of Villanow, turn south onto Pocket Road and travel 7 miles to the entrance of the Pocket Recreation Area. Go 0.3 mile on the one-way loop road to a parking area on the right.

FACILITIES/TRAILHEAD Restrooms (with handicapped facilities), water sources, and picnic tables are available in the camping area. You can hike year-round, though the campground, with 27 sites, is closed from November 1 through April 1.

Begin at the southeast end of the paved parking area and enter the path marked with green blazes (Waypoint 1). Walk south to take a footbridge across a creek and pass the sign for the Pocket Loop Trail.

Walk a little more than 500 feet to reach the beginning of the loop (Waypoint 2). Turn left to follow the trail marked with green blazes. This dirt path crawling with roots and moss takes you through oak and beech trees, which are called out on an interpretive sign near the beginning of the loop. The downed trees in the dense forest ahead are reminders that drought and southern pine beetles have put this forest under stress.