Trip report
AT HIke - Low Gap to Damasus, Va.
Hiking/Walk DATE: 08/20/2018 - 08/20/2018
Trip/Event Location: Damascus, VA
US
Trip Leader(s): dnaturist
Max # People: 8
Trip Guiding / Event Fee: No, I will not be asking participants for money
Difficulty Level: Moderate
This is a long ridgetop hike with very little elevation change through secondary forests and old fields, quiet, pretty woods, and then a long descent from the Tennessee/Virginia state line into
...The meeting place for this hike is the Damascus Diner.
The address fo the diner is:
109 South Shady Ave.
Damascus, Va. 24236
Phone number is (276) 475-5454.
We will be leaving the diner for the trailheads at 8:00 AM sharp. Please do not be late.
The diner opens at 7:00 AM.
Trip Report/Photos
This was a nice 14.8 mile hike which took about 7 hours. The hike was relatively flat with a gradual descent at the end which browught us into downtown Damascus, Virginia. Upon entering Damascus, the AT when through a town park and then along a sidewalk which past by several outfitters and bike shops.
The "stinging nettles" were very potent on this hike and the trail was overgrown for about 5 miles of this hike, which made it somewhat an unpleasant experience. Other than that the Cherokee National Forest was a really pretty here.
Two us us did this hike.
There are 2 photos in Album (Note: Move mouse pointer over larger pic and click on NEXT for better viewing)
What Members Are Saying About This Trip/Event
- Amen to stinging nettles being unpleasant - apparently they are potent near the end of a season of growth as I passed stinging nettle several days later still growing and it was not an issue - but loved the terrain around Damascus - I see why through hikers love that area, and they throw a party in mid May for them - edfarthing
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