Amicalola Falls in Dawsonville

 The "Steps of Death" Trail

We did the Creek trail which is only 2 miles round trip. Sounds easy enough, right?  And it was, until we got to the stairs.  600 stairs of pure evil that lead to amazing views of the falls. 

The view from the top of the falls is gorgeous.

As I was struggling up the steps, some nicely dressed women were calmly walking down after having parked at the top of the falls.  They giggled at seeing my red-faced, out of breath self sitting on one of the many benches trying to calm myself down.  They actually asked if it was really "that hard."  0.o   As we were walking back down the steps, those same women were trying to walk up them.  They saw me and immediately said, "Oh my god, you were right.  This is horrible."  I giggled and kept walking.  Highlight of the entire trail.

Some day I hope to return to Amicalola Falls and try some of the other trails.  I have challenged myself to do the 8.5 mile one way trail by the end of the year.    17 mile day hike anyone?   :)