Cherokee Ridge Alpine Trail Association last month opened the 4.7-mile John B. Scott Trail at Yates Lake, just south of Martin Dam, in an on-site ceremony honoring the trail’s namesake.

The newest addition to the CRATA trail series features spectacular views of the Tallapoosa River from Kudzu Bluff. Hikers along the trail also will see Yellowstone Creek and a tulip poplar tree that is 16 feet in circumference, a focal point of the trail.