Trip/Event Location: Reliance, TNUS
Trip Leader(s): dnaturist
Max # People: 8
Trip Guiding / Event Fee: No, I will not be asking participants for money
Difficulty Level: Easy to Moderate
This 8.7 mile hike will be a mostly downhill hike from Unicoi Gap to Coker Creek on the Benton MacKaye Trail and will have about a 1060 foot drop in elevation. The trail will follow the ridge line on
We will be meeting at the Webb Brothers Float Service (also a Texaco station) in Reliance, Tennessee. The Address is 3708 TN Highway 30, Reliance, Tenn. 37369. The phone number there is (423) 388-2373.
We will be leaving the the meeting place at 10:00 AM sharp for the trailheads. So, please arrive earlier for directions and food.
This hike was a moderate hike that was mostly downhill. It was completed in about 5 hours of leisurely walking. Very lush forest on this section of the Benton MacKaye and not much in the way of panoramic views.
The trail had no blooming plants until the very end of the hike at Coker Creek. There were numerous Mountain Laurel in bloom along the creek.
The hardest part of this trip was the driving to the trailheads and the auto shuttle. Driving time on this trip was over 5 hours, due to the difficulty of the mountain roads and the "road" distance between trailheads.
Four of us did this hike, with two of the hikers taking ther first hike with us.
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Outdoor Fitness Level: Moderate to Strenuous
Outdoor Fitness Level: Moderate
Outdoor Fitness Level: Easy to Moderate
