FKT: Daniel Smith - Chattooga River Trail (NC, SC, GA) - 2021-08-25

I did this run to celebrate my 36th birthday!  I ran solo and started early around 6AM in North Carolina.  I carried a water filter and all the food I would need for the day.  The trail was in decent shape.  However, there were TONS of spider webs (must have been the time of year).  There was plenty of water along the way since the trail follows the Chattooga River.  The only issue was the last mile or so the bridge was out.  It started getting dark so when I went down the creek to find a safe place to cross I couldn't find the trail on the other side.  I had to bushwhack through heavy brush until finally finding the trail.