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(I'll be posting links to Backpacker.com where you can download gps trip maps for all these when the trips are completed.)
Option 1 - 10 Miles - 4 peaks
Date: October 19, 2008 completed
Waterless 10 miles in and out
Waterrock Knob, Lyn Lowery, Plotts Balsams, Yellow Face
CMC Easiest route Description Hike topo
Description area topo trail topo
Link on Backpacker Magazine site with trail description write up (WIP)
Option 2 - 8 Miles - 3 peaks
Date: April 12, 2008 completed
Waterless 8 miles in and out
Waterrock Knob, Lyn Lowery and Plotts Balsams
Link on Backpacker Magazine site with trail description write up
13.1 miles
Date: April 26, 2008 completed - scattered showers
Via Appalachian Trail, Boulevard Trail, and Alum trail
Description area topo trail topo Kephart (topo)
Need trail description, write up for this route
Re track route ? April 1/2 ????
9 miles
Date: April 27, 2008 completed - rainy day
Newfound Gap to Clingmans Dome parking lot via the Appalachian Trail and the Clingmans Dome Trail
Description area topo trail topo
Link on Backpacker Magazine site with trail description write up
A small sample of the fir forest and views. It's often cloudy at the top.
11.4 miles
Date: TBD
Carvers gap to Grassy Ridge Bald and back to Carvers Gap, Carvers Gap to Roan High Knob, to Roan High Bluff, retrace back to Carver's Gap. Total miles - 11.4 miles.
Description area topo trail topo
14 miles
Date: TBD
Mt Mitchell Parking lot out to Celo Knob (7 miles) and back to Mt Mitchell parking lot. Visit Mt Craig, Balsam Cone, Potato Hill, Wintr Star Mountain, Gibbs Mountain and Celo Knob, and Mt Mitchell. Total of 14 miles.
Description area topo trail topo
12 miles
Date: TBD
Option 1. Mt Mitchell Parking lot to Mt Hallback, Mt Gibbs, Blackstock Knob and retrace route to Mt MItchell Parking lot. Guestimate - 12 miles and 3 peaks.
Description area topo trail topo
Description area topo trail topo
Note: covers area but not exactly correct
9 miles
Date: TBD
Option 1. Craggy Dome from Balsam Gap; Balsam Gap is located on the Blue Ridge Parkway at mile 359.8. From Balsam Gap follow the Mountains-to-Sea Trail nearly 4 miles to the Greybeard Overlook. From there climb Craggy Dome and return. About 9 miles in and out.
Description area topo trail topo (partial)
Option 2. hike to Blackstock Knob and back to Balsam Gap. Aditional 3 miles to Blackstock and Back - adds 3 miles to total 15.
22 down 18 to go
Date: TBD Possible April trip with CMC
3-4 day backpacking trip?
Alternate route via Balsam Mtn Trail to Tricorner and three out and backs to catch other peaks near Tricorner
Newfound Gap via AT to
Continue on AT to
Mt Sequoyah, Chapman, Tri Corner, Yonaguska, Mark's Knob, Luftee Knob, Big Cataloochee,
Back to Tri Corner,
north on AT to
Mt Guyot, Old Black
Return via AT to Newfound gap.
Description area topo trail topo
Date: October 19, 2008
Description area topo trail topo
4 peaks topo description
(Black Balsam, Tennent, Grassy Cove Top, Shining Rock. Out on Art Loeb and Return via Ivestor Trail, climb Sam Knob.)
Link on Backpacker Magazine site with trail description write up (WIP)
Date: TBD
Needs multiple routes to accomplish
Description area topo trail topo
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