I love hiking, it has so many health benefits
I've always wanted to go hiking! What health benefits does it provide?
Well hiking on a trail or off a trail can be good for your heart and also good for your mental health.
That sounds like a lovely way to spend the day! Unfortunately I don't have any suitable places to hike near my home. What are some popular hiking spots?
The Appalachian Trail supposedly has 2 million people hiking various parts of the trail at least once per year.
I think I've heard of the Appalachian Trail! Where does the trail begin and end?
It spans from Springer Mountain in Georgia to Mount Katahdin in Maine, around 2,200 miles!
Oh wow! That would be a long hike from start to finish! Now I see why you said some people walk various parts!
Mount Oglethorpe
Mount Oglethorpe is a mountain located in Pickens County, Georgia, USA. The southernmost peak in the Blue Ridge Mountains, the mountain has an elevation of , making it the highest point in Pickens County.
Mount Oglethorpe served as the southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail from when the trail was completed in 1937 until 1958. In 1958, as a result of over development around Mount Oglethorpe, the southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail was moved about to the northeast to Springer Mountain.
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use of its visitors. Many cottages were also built at the resort for visitor use.
There were four main springs found on the property – Black Sulphur, White Sulphur, Soda and Lithia, which were claimed to have health benefits for drinkers. By the 1920s advertisements for Gilman's were calling it "the ALL YEAR RESORT where the sick can be won back to health and where those in health can keep that way." Other visitor activities included walks within the resort, hiking in the nearby hills, mud bathing