All-in-One drop at Ellison's Cave

Lookout Mountain, Georgia

Description

Ellison's Cave is home to the two deepest free drop pits in the continental U.S., Fantastic and Incredible. It's an amazing cave that'll blow your mind with a total of 12 miles of mapped cave and 1063 feet of vertical extense into Earth's crust.

Starting at Pigeon Mountain, you need to hike up to the entrance to Ellison's. From there you either need a map or someone with knowledge of the cave to guide you through the pit drops and TAG hall. DO NOT ENTER WITHOUT PROPER EQUIPMENT and GUIDANCE.

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Features

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Easy Parking

Forest

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