The Garland Mountain Trail Project, 13 miles of public horse and hiker trails, is the first of its kind in Cherokee County. The Garland Mountain Green Space was purchased in late 2005 by Cherokee County through Green Space SPLOST Funds (Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax–a one-cent sales tax which funds a diverse list community projects.) The County has approved $50,000 of its green space funds for the project and has applied for a $75,000 grant from the Georgia DNR Recreational Trails Program for the construction of the ADA compliant trailhead parking area, restrooms, signage and the purchase of trail building equipment.
Cherokee County Green Space property can only be used for passive recreation such as trails for hiking, horse back riding, biking, and picnicing. No motorized vehicles, or ball fields are allowed. Green Space property is investment in our preservation of nature because it can never be developed for commercial or residential use.
Thank You Garland Mountain Volunteers April 14th Saturday was a lovely day to be out in the woods, playing in the dirt. We had five volunteers help on this day. The turnout was low primarily because the Cherokee County Saddle Club, our main source of volunteers, held a competing camping/riding weekend at a north-Georgia location. [...]
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Garland Mountain Trail Workday on Saturday April 14th On Saturday, April 14th starting at 9:00 a.m., we will hold another trail creation day at the Garland Mountain Horse & Hiking Trails. You do not have to be a member of the Cherokee County Saddle Club (CCSC) or any group to participate in Garland Mountain workdays. [...]
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Garland Mountain Trail Event on Saturday Feb 11th Yes, 10 dedicated Garland Mountain volunteers worked on a cold windy Saturday. The weather forecast predicted temperatures around 37 degrees all day with wind getting strong in the early afternoon. And it did! I prefer to not lose a trail workday since we have only one per [...]
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Thank You Garland Mountain Volunteers January 14th I’m pretty sure each of the chainsaw operators who worked yesterday on the future Dapple Trail at the Garland Mountain Horse & Hiking Trails is enjoying that next-day after-glow of exercise. We had 24 volunteers support our trail workday, with many of them representing the Bent Tree Saddle [...]
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On Saturday, December 10th starting at 9:00 a.m., we will hold another trail creation day at the Garland Mountain Horse & Hiking Trails. Tools are provided by the Cherokee County Saddle Club (CCSC), except we need a few volunteers to bring loppers or small hand saws. An additional UTV would be helpful to haul tools [...]
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Thank You Garland Mountain Volunteers November 12th! The Garland Mountain Project Team sincerely thanks the following 25 volunteers who came out on a beautiful Saturday and contributed a few hours to provide excellent equestrian and hiking trails in Cherokee County. Our normal volunteer core members were pleased to welcome members of the Woodstock High School [...]
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Thank You Garland Mountain Volunteers September 10 The Garland Mountain Project Team sincerely thanks the following eleven volunteers who came out on a beautiful Saturday and contributed a few hours to provide excellent equestrian and hiking trails in Cherokee County. The volunteers are Cindy Young, Ellen and Bill Stara, Jerry Mims, Nancy Foy, Betty Altman, [...]
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Due to the extreme heat, vicious yellow jackets, and the state of the trails being in decent condition, the August workday was canceled. It was talked about at this months board meeting to see if the club could possibly rent private equipment to speed up the process of trail completion.
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On Saturday, July 9th starting at 9:00 a.m., we will hold another trail creation day at the Garland Mountain Horse & Hiking Trails. Tools are provided by the Cherokee County Saddle Club (CCSC), except we need a few volunteers to bring loppers or small hand saws. An additional UTV would be helpful to haul tools [...]
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Trail Improvement. Saturday, February 12, 2011, turned out to be a magnificent day at Garland. The sun was shining and the temperature was cool but pleasant. I know the chainsaw crew felt rather warm as they worked. We were honored to have 21 volunteers participate, including 6 ½ from the Bent Tree Saddle Club. They [...]
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