Trip report
AT Hike - 13.6 miles - Sams Gap to Spivey Gap
Hiking/Walk DATE: 08/08/2019 - 08/08/2019
Trip/Event Location: Erwin , TN
US
Trip Leader(s): dnaturist
Max # People: 8
Trip Guiding / Event Fee: No, I will not be asking participants for money
Difficulty Level: Strenuous
This will be a one-way south to north hike on the AT, along the NC/Tenn border. This 13.6 mile hike will require an auto shuttle. The hike itself should be considered strenuous.
The first
...The morning of the hike we will be meeting at the Hardee's in Erwin, Tennessee. The address is 1237 North Main Avenue, Erwin, Tennessee, 37650. The phone number is (423) 743-5050.
We will be leaving the Hardee's for the trailheads at 9:00 AM sharp. So, please plan on arriving eariler for breakfast and directions.
Trip Report/Photos
Three of us went on this nice hike with great weather. A slight breeze accompanied us all day.
The hike satrted at the NC/Tenn border on the NC side. The beginning of the hike had lots of mild ups and downs until we reached the approach to Big Bald, where we started a stiff climb at about the 6 mile mark. We stopped for lunch on top of Big Bald and chatted with a couple of other hikers.
It was a nice long walk across the bald. Lots of meadow walking. Again lots of gentle ups and downs until we reached Little Bald (now covered with trees) where we began our steep descent until reaching Whistling Gap. From there we had a good climb to High Rocks before our final descent to Spivey Gap.
At times I though I was in a butterfly forest.
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