Date: 09/19/2023 Name: Deep Creek and Indian Creek Loop Trail in the Great Smokey National Park near Bryson City, NC Distance: 7.0 Difficulty: Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 1,017 Type: Loop Notes: This hike was worth the longer than usual drive due to its well kept trails, nice views, and three falls along Deep and Indian […]
Date: 09/12/2023 Name: Three Forks Trail near Dillard, GA Distance: 7.9 Difficulty: Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 1,355 Type: Out and Back Notes: This was a pleasant weather day for a hike . . . except the last 10 minutes of the hike when we were soaked by a heavy shower. Oh well, it was forecast
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Date: 09/05/2023 Name: Stone Place and High Bluff Trails at Tallulah Gorge State Park Distance: 6.0 Difficulty: Easy Total Climbing Elevation: 591 Type: Loop Notes: Another warm and humid, but pleasant late summer hike. The trail was in mostly good condition with a short section of the High Bluff Trail a bit overgrown, but still
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Date: 08/22/2023 Name: Yonah Preserve Trails Distance: 6.2 Difficulty: Easy Total Climbing Elevation: 413 Type: Loop Notes: We got started at 8:15 AM and avoided the forecasted heat and humidity with the help of high tree cover keeping temperatures between 72&82. The trail continues to be in excellent condition despite heavy use of both hikers
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Date: 08/08/23 Name: Sourwood Trail at Lake Russel Distance: 5.3 Difficulty: Easy Total Climbing Elevation: 345 Type: Loop Notes: Thanks to Renee Corbett, Ray Lovett and Lynn Steele for this AllTrails GPX file and pictures. Our hikers seemed to have enjoyed a fairly short and easy hike on the familiar Sourwood Trail in the Lake
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Date: 08/01/2023 Name: Woody Gap to Dockery Lake Distance: 7.3 Difficulty: Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 1,066 Type: One-Way Notes: Once again, another beautiful warm, 70's summer day to hike in the Blood Mountain Wilderness under high tree cover. Today we hiked northeast on the AT from Woody Gap to the intersection with the Dockery Lake
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Date: 07/25/2023 Name: Coosa Backcountry and Bear Hair Gap Trails Distance: 6.7 Difficulty: Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 1,371 Type: Out and Back with Loop Notes: Another great day for a hike with sunny and warm temperatures, 67 degrees to 77 degrees, but humid conditions that made it seem much hotter. The shady conditions under the
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Date: 07/18/2023 Name: High Shoals Falls and Unicoi Lake Trails Distance: 5.4 Difficulty: Easy Total Climbing Elevation: 768 Type: Out and Back then Loop Notes: Another summer day with sunny skies and temperatures between 75 degrees&85 degrees. We did have high cover over the trails so it wasn't unbearably hot. We visited both the Blue
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Date: 07/11/2023 Name: Lower Whitewater Falls Trail Distance: 4.6 Difficulty: Easy Total Climbing Elevation: 883 Type: Loop Notes: This was a mostly easy hike over a mix of forest&ATV trails and gravel roads. While the initial forest trails were in good condition, the last 0.6 mile down to Lower Whitewater Falls viewing platform, a.k.a. John
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Date: 07/04/2023 Name: Raper Mountain Loop Distance: 5.8 Difficulty: Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 774 Type: Out and Back with Loop Notes: A warm and muggy Independence Day hike on a mixed trail of FS roads, old logging roads, forest trail and ATV trail. The trail is initially a continuous, but generally easy uphill hike, then
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