Thursday, September 29, 2016Start: Hughes Gap/TN 1330End: US 19E/Mountain Harbour hiker hostelMiles: 21.4 This morning, Mike dropped me off to Hughes Gap (4040′) around 7:30am. I started up the trail and climbed up to Toll House Gap (6212′) and walked past the side trail for Roan High Knob Shelter (6193′). From there, I went down … Continue reading Fall AT section hike, day #6
Wednesday, September 28, 2016Start: Hughes Gap/TN 1330 (Cantarroso Farm)End: Indian Grave Gap / TN 395Miles: 21.2 (+0.3 for water, +0.8 for going the wrong way at Hughes Gap) This morning, Mike gave me a 6:30am shuttle up to Hughes Gap, a solid hour out of town. On the way, we stopped at Hardee’s and I … Continue reading Fall AT section hike, day #5
Tuesday, September 27, 2016Start: No Business Knob ShelterEnd: Indian Grave Gap, TN 395Miles: 14.6 (+0.5 around town) This morning, I woke up around 6:45am and was on trail by 7:30-ish. It poured rain for most of the night and into the early morning, pounding on the roof of the shelter. This shelter, like many others … Continue reading Fall AT section hike, day #4
Monday, September 26, 2016Start: Beyond Rice Gap End: No Business Knob Shelter Miles: 21.9 (+1.3 for water) (~4,000 ft of elevation gain) I woke up around 6:15am and was on trail an hour later. I stopped by Hogback Ridge shelter to get water; that was a round trip of 0.6 miles and took me around an … Continue reading Fall AT section hike, day #3
Sunday, September 25th, 2016Start: Hemlock Hollow hostel End: beyond Rice GapMiles: 24 (+0.4 for water) (~5,000 ft of elevation gain) [Yesterday, when I pulled off the trail at 7:45pm after dark to set up camp, I didn’t have the energy to do anything other than cook food and go to sleep.] I started out from … Continue reading Fall AT section hike, day #2
Saturday, September 24, 2016Start: Hot Springs, NCEnd: Log Cabin Dr/Hemlock Hollow hostelMiles: 16.3 (+0.4 for side trail to fire tower, +0.7 for road walk to hostel) (best guestimate – 3500-4000 ft of elevation gain) Last night, my flights from Bradley went fairly smoothly. Both of them were delayed but it ended up that I was … Continue reading Fall AT section hike, day #1
