Enjoy a relaxing hike around a swamp created by beaver dams on this less than 2 mile loop trail near Lake Conasauga in northwest Georgia. This also serves as an alternative starting point for the Grassy Mountain Tower Trail.

Parking is on the left side of the road while the trailhead is just past the restrooms on the right side of the road. The trail begins as a wide, flat old road bed. Several information signs dot the trail. At a third of a mile, the trail splits and you can go either way to for the loop section of this hike. This page describes going right.

Just after the split, you'll reach another split. This is the access trail for the observation deck, so take the left. This will reconnect back to the main trail shortly. But first, head out onto the observation deck to view the swamp created by several beaver dams. The next two intersections you'll keep left to loop around the Songbird Trail. This section shares the path with the Tower Trail and has signs at both intersections.

On the way back around the loop there is one confusing intersection. A double blaze usually has one offset to indicate a turn but this one seems to indicate straight. If going around counter-clockwise like this description, there is no straight so turn left and you'll immediately see a blaze. If you're going clockwise, it's more confusing because you'll think to go straight and there isn't an obvious blaze where you should be turning right. Other than this, the trail is easy to follow as you make you're way back to the trailhead.