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Date: 08/13/2024 Name: Mountain to Sea Trail (MST)-Grassy Ridge Mine Overlook to Balsam Gap Distance: 8.5 Difficulty: Easy to Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 318 Type: One-Way Notes: Another mild day in the mountains with temperatures between 66F and 72F and a high canopy to provide shade. This is a very nice well-maintained trail that parallels […]

Date: 08/06/2024 Name: Yellow Patch-AT Loop Trail + Pickens Nose Distance: 7.74 Difficulty: Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 1,214 Type: Loop Notes: REVIEW:The Yellow Patch section of this trail could be very nice, but unfortunately has suffered from lack of maintenance with serious overgrowth and numerous blowdowns. The trail is blazed, but the blazing is absent

Date: 07/30/2024 Name: Bartram Trail – Bob's Gap to Warwoman Dell Distance: 6.6 Difficulty: Easy to Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 1,457 Type: One-Way Notes: Today's shuttle hike was easy to moderately difficult on a well- maintained trail that was surprisingly easy on the feet with few rocks and roots. While not a lot of views

Date: 07/23/2024 Name: Chinquapin Mtn & Glen Falls Trails Distance: 5.9 Difficulty: Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 1,329 Type: Out & Back Notes: Despite the overnight rains, both trails were in very good condition showing ongoing maintenance. Thus, we encountered very few muddy sections or blowdowns. The Chinquapin Mtn. Trail is moderately difficult, but the climb

Date: 07/16/2024 Name: Siler Bald Loop Distance: 5.0 Difficulty: Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 1,266 Type: Loop Notes: We encountered better than expected hiking weather with mild, 71°F to 75°F temperatures, lower humidity and an occasional breeze, making for a pleasant hike. The overall hike is moderately strenuous due to the continual climb over the first

Date: 07/09/2024 Name: Chattooga River/ Foothills Trail South from Burrell's Ford Campground Distance: 6.7 Difficulty: Easy to Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 768 Type: Out & Back Notes: The weather was the biggest challenge today with the very high humidity and no wind making the mild 67 °F to 82 °F temperatures seem much higher. Thank

Date: 08/23/2022 Name: Siler Bald Loop Distance: 5.0 Difficulty: Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 1,280 Type: Loop Notes: A really nice day for a hike with pleasant weather and great views atop Siler Bald. The trail was in fair condition but showed its constant use on the first mile of the AT with lots of exposed

Date: 07/02/2024 Name: AT-Indian Grave Gap to Tray Mountain Distance: 6.4 Difficulty: Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 1,647 Type: Out & Back Notes: We had great weather with unseasonably low, 63 °F to 70 °F, temperatures and a cooling breeze making the climb up to Tray Mtn. not too bad. Even the trail was not as

Date: 06/25/2024 Name: Ash Creek Trail Distance: 4.6 Difficulty: Easy Total Climbing Elevation: 597 Type: Loop Notes: We lucked up with "not so hot" temperatures as forecast making this an enjoyable short hike on a trail with good shade covering. The trail was in generally good condition, sut there were several short steep hills to

Date: 06/18/2024 Name: Miller Trek Distance: 7.0 Difficulty: Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 1,499 Type: Loop Notes: Another "great day for a hike" with warm, but not hot temperatures and occasionally a breeze around Rocky Knob. This is a nicely maintained path. However, there are numerous exposed rocks and roots too, especially along the first portion