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Date: 09/14/2021 Name: Bartram Trail – Jones Gap to Whiterock Mtn Distance: 5.1 Difficulty: Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 1149 Type: Out & Back Notes: A gorgeous day for 12 hikers to Whiterock Mountain via the Bartram Trail near Highlands, NC. The weather was great, not too hot, with bright sun. There were magnificent white clouds, […]

Date: 09/09/2021 Name: Duncan Ridge Trail – Wolfpen Gap South to AT Distance: 5.3 Difficulty: Moderate to Difficult Total Climbing Elevation: 1,594 Type: Out & Back Notes: A wet day for a hike on Sep. 7 due to a mid-morning rain, but a very nice day for hike on Sep. 9 with sunny skies and

Date: 09/02/2021 Name: Long Branch Trail & AT to Wallace Gap Distance: 5.5 Difficulty: Easy to Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 1,129 Type: One Way Notes: Great day for a hike with cool and clear weather. Both the Long Branch Trail and AT were in very good condition considering the heavy rains two days before. We

Date: 08/24/2021 Name: Glen Falls Trail Distance: 2.6 Difficulty: Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 623 Type: Out & Back Notes: This was the second hike of the day. The first being on the Whiteside Mountain Trail. Again, there were a fair number of visitors on the trail. The weather continued to be in the mid-70's and

Date: 08/24/2021 Name: Whiteside Mountain National Recreation Trail Distance: 2.2 Difficulty: Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 522 Type: Loop Notes: It was a nice day for a hike at ~75°F and clear skies. Being Tuesday, we were surprised by the large number of folks on this trail. We took the loop counter-clockwise with a short, but

Date: 08/20/2021 Name: Bartram Trail – Courthouse Gap to Pinnacle Knob & Warwoman Dell Distance: 6.2 Difficulty: Easy to Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 1175 Type: One Way Notes: Considering the recent heavy rains including the morning of this hike, the trails were in pretty good condition even though wet, but not soggy. The inclines on

Date: 08/10/2021 Name: Park Ridge/Park Creek Trail Loop Distance: 5.7 Difficulty: Easy Total Climbing Elevation: 676 Type: Loop Notes: This was an easy hike with just one short section of incline connecting the Park Creek and Park Ridge Trails. For a well used trail, it was in fair condition, although there were a few sections

Date: 08/05/2021 Name: Blood Mountain & Freeman Loop Trails Distance: 6.1 Difficulty: Difficult Total Climbing Elevation: 1,594 Type: Out & Back Notes: A more challenging hike today with lots of large and small rocks and roots on a well used trail in generally good condition. The weather was good with generally overcast skies and temperatures

Date: 07/27/2021 Name: Bartram Trail-Earl's Ford to Dicks Creek Falls Distance: 5.5 Difficulty: Easy Total Climbing Elevation: 735 Type: Out & Back Notes: This was an easy hike with the trail in good condition without many roots or rocks and well marked with the yellow Bartram Trail blazes. Access to the trailhead is good although

Date: 07/22/2021 Name: AT & Dockery Lake Trails from Woody Gap to Dockery Lake Distance: 7.1 Difficulty: Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 1050 Type: One Way Notes: We had a small group of four hikers today. The weather was good with partly cloudy skies and temperatures in the 70's, but quite humid. Despite several days of