Date: 06/01/2021 Name: Unicoi Gap to Jacks Gap Distance: 7.2 Difficulty: Difficult Total Climbing Elevation: 1,883 Type: One Way Notes: This was another good hike and a bit more of a challenge for this group in both the elevation gained and the hiking over several sections of large rock-laden along the trail from Unicoi Gap […]
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Date: 05/25/2021 Name: Bartram Trail / Scaly Mountain Trail Distance: 4.2 Difficulty: Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 1,220 Type: Out & Back Notes: A very good day for a hike with mostly clear skies, moderate temperatures between 65-75°F and an occasional light breeze. The trail was in generally dry condition, but does show it is well
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Date: 05/11/2021 Name: Chattooga River Trail to Licklog and Pigpen Falls. Distance: 6.6 Difficulty: Easy Total Climbing Elevation: 912 Type: Out & Back Notes: The actual mileage is twice that shown or 8.2 miles since I didn't start recording until our return leg. We hiked the "lower river trail" of which the first 2.2 miles
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Date: 05/11/2021 Name: Sosebee Cove & Coosa Backcountry Trail Distance: 8.2 Difficulty: Easy to Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 550 Type: Loop then Out & Back Notes: A super day for a hike with perfect weather. The trail was in good condition even after substantial rains a couple of days prior. Our tour of Sosebee Cove
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Date: 04/23/2021 Name: Standing Indian Mountain via Deep Gap Distance: 5.1 Difficulty: Easy Total Climbing Elevation: 876 Type: Out & Back Notes: A really beautiful day for a hike with clear skies and temperatures between 55-75°F The trail is moderately difficult. It was in good condition and well used, but it is quite rocky and
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Date: 04/20/2021 Name: Lake Russell-Nancy Town Lake Loop Distance: 5.3 Difficulty: Moderate Total Climbing Elevation: 1,175 Type: Loop Notes: Another nice day for a hike with clear skies and temperatures between 55-70. The trail is in better condition than recent reviews by AllTrails hikers with only a couple of minor fallen trees across the trail
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Date: 04/16/2021 Name: Yonah Preserve – Creek Trail, Sequoyah's Return and Cherokee Trail Distance: 6 Difficulty: Easy Total Climbing Elevation: 440 Type: Loop Notes: Another good day for a hike with sunny skies and temperatures between 50-75 . The trail was dry and in good condition. We had 16 hikers today. This was the second
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Date: 04/06/2021 Name: Black Rock Lake Trail Distance: 0.9 Difficulty: Easy Total Climbing Elevation: 26 Type: Loop Notes: A really nice day for a hike, but the trail was not in the best of condition with lots of washouts and wet areas along the west shoreline. A few but not a lot of wildflowers as
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Date: 04/06/2021 Name: Tennessee Rock Trail Distance: 3.3 Difficulty: Easy Total Climbing Elevation: 679 Type: Loop Notes: A very pleasant day for a hike. The trail was dry, but is heavily used and could use some maintenance and removal of some blowdown. We started our hike from the Trading Post on the Springhouse Trail which
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Date: 03/30/2021 Name: Reedy Branch Falls Distance: 0.4 Difficulty: Easy Total Climbing Elevation: 49 Type: Out & Back Notes: This was a bonus hike today suggested by Dick Metzgar on our way back from hiking the Winding Stairs Trail. Jenny did a little research and found a short article on it on the discoversouthcarolina.com web
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