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 […]
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Date: 08/30/2022 Name: Bartram Trail – Bob Gap to Warwoman Dell Distance: 6.3 Difficulty: Moderate to Difficult Total Climbing Elevation: 1,568 Type: One-Way Notes: This turned out to be a really interesting hike. We hiked a section of the Bartram Trail most of us had not done before. We visited both Rainy Mountain and Rainey
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Date: 12/20/2022 Name: Helen to Unicoi State Park Lodge Distance: 6.3 Difficulty: Easy Total Climbing Elevation: 748 Type: Out & Back Notes: Another great hike beating the cloudy and rain- threatening skies with temperatures around 40 degrees throughout the hike. The trail was dry and in very good condition without many rocks, roots or steep
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Date: 12/13/2022 Name: Arkaquah Trail from Brasstown Bald to Track Rock Gap Distance: 5.7 Difficulty: Moderate to Difficult Total Climbing Elevation: 633 up/~2,470 down Type: One Way 20-min Shuttle Notes: After a brief foggy start, the skies cleared and we had great weather with mostly clear skies, light breezes, and cool temperatures of 40-50 degrees.
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Date: 12/08/2022 Name: Trails of Victoria Bryant State Park near Royston, GA Distance: 5.8 Difficulty: Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 702 Type: Multiple Loops Notes: We lucked up with a break in the week-long rain spell with mostly cloudy skies and warm temperatures of 60-70 degrees. The trails were in very good condition, but covered with
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Date: 11/29/2022 Name: Chattooga River Trail South from Burrell's Ford near Mountain Rest, SC Distance: 5 Difficulty: Easy to Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 587 Type: Out & Back Notes: A beautiful day for a hike with sunny skies and mild temperatures. The trail was in fair to poor condition with the trail showing continued heavy
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Date: 11/22/2022 Name: Panthertown Trails from the West near Cashiers, NC Distance: 7 Difficulty: Easy to Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 971 Type: Mostly Loop Notes: A very cool and mostly cloudy day on a new trail for some of us. This trail features four waterfalls, Schoolhouse, Granny Burrell, Frolictown and Wilderness Falls. It also has
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Date: 11/08/2022 Name: AT – Dick's Creek Gap to Blue Ridge Gap Distance: 6.7 Difficulty: Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 1,893 Type: One Way Notes: Another one of the great hikes and hiking days we've had during 2022. The weather was perfect with moderate temperatures, mostly sunny and frequent cooling breezes. The trail was in excellent
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Date: 11/01/2022 Name: Reedy Branch Falls Distance: 0.4 Difficulty: Easy Total Climbing Elevation: 56 Type: Out & Back Notes: After our hike to Opossum Creek Falls, several of us decided to check out nearby Reedy Branch Falls. Jenny did a little research a couple of years ago and found a short article on it on
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Date: 11/01/2022 Name: Opossum Creek Falls Trail Distance: 5.1 Difficulty: Easy to Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 843 Type: Out & Back Notes: A very nice fall day for this hike with cool temperatures and mostly clear skies. It had rained the day before which left a lot of slippery wet leaves on the trail in
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