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Date: 08/11/2026 Name: Hemlock Falls & Moccasin Creek Wildlife Trails Distance: 4.2 Difficulty: Easy Total Climbing Elevation: 387 Type: Out & Back Notes: Another warm, humid, sunny day (76°F to 86°F), though the extensive tree cover kept most of the hike comfortable. The Moccasin Creek Wildlife Trail was in good condition, with a soft forest-humus […]

Date: 07/21/2026 Name: Appalachian Trail – Indian Grave Gap to Tray Mountain Shelter Distance: 6.9 Difficulty: Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 1,650 Type: Out & Back Notes: For a mid-summer day, the weather was good with cloudy skies and temperatures in the lower 70's. Access to the trailhead at Indian Grave Gap via FA 283 was

Date: 07/28/2026 Name: Yonah Preserve – 200 Series Trail Distance: 3.4 Difficulty: Easy Total Climbing Elevation: 318 Type: Loop Notes: The 200 Section trail, like the rest of Yonah Preserve, is primarily for hikers and mountain bikers. It is an easy loop trail that goes past the Turner Reservoir and continues on through a shaded

Date: 07/07/2026 Name: Chinquapin Mountain Loop from Glen Falls Distance: 5.3 Difficulty: Easy to Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 984 Type: Lollipop Notes: Hiking in the mountains this week was a good choice with cooler, 69°F to 77°F, temperatures. The trail was in very good shape considering its frequent use. There were quite a few exposed

Date: 06/30/2026 Name: Dam Road, Issaqueena, Rocky and Collarbone Loop Distance: 6.1 Difficulty: Easy Total Climbing Elevation: 417 Type: Loop Notes: Yep, it was a hot and humid with 80°F to 85°F temperatures and similar humidity, but it was still a "great day for a hike." The trails were in excellent condition with good overhead

Date: 06/23/2026 Name: Appalachian Trail – Standing Indian Mountain from Deep Gap Distance: 5.6 Difficulty: Easy to Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 1,161 Type: Out & Back Notes: We had a great weather day for a hike with cloudy skies, cool, 60°F to 65°F temperatures and light winds, especially at the peak of Standing Indian. The

Date: 06/16/2026 Name: Contentment Falls-Train Trestle Loop + Dead Man's Trail Distance: 4.8 Difficulty: Easy to Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 712 Type: Lollipop Loop Notes: It was a cool, 60 to low 70's, but a humid morning for a hike. The hike was on mostly dry Forest Service and moderately used ATV/old roads with no

Date: 06/02/2026 Name: Eastatoe Passage and Raven Rock Trail Distance: 7.9 Difficulty: Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 1,467 Type: One-Way + Loop Notes: Another ideal day for hiking with mostly cloudy skies, cool, mid to high 60's temperatures and an occasional breeze. The trails were damp, but not wet and in very good shape with no

Date: 05/19/2026 Name: Wolfpen Gap to the Byron Reece Trailhead via Blood Mountain Distance: 5.9 Difficulty: Moderate to Difficult Total Climbing Elevation: 1,526 Type: One-Way Notes: With sunny skies, light winds and temperatures between 65 and 75 degrees, it was a good day for a hike. The trails were mixed with some overgrowth on the

Date: 05/12/2026 Name: Ash Creek Loop Distance: 5.1 Difficulty: Easy Total Climbing Elevation: 620 Type: Loop Notes: Just a "great day for a hike" with sunny skies and temperatures in the 50's & 60's. This was an easy hike primarily on the Ash Creek Trail, but we hiked sections of the Laurel Ridge, Wetland Loop