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This is a property of type Text. This holds a general comment about the hike. Not to be confused with Property:Trail Comment which holds comments about the trail.
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Great hike to the antenna. Uphill for sure. Great lookout over Downtown Kingsport a little off the trail when you get to the top. +
We had a wonderful morning hiking in Bays Mountain Park with a good group of people from the club. +
Hiked from the bike lot on lake road trail then went up azalea all the way to the fire tower. There was snow on the edges of the trail. +
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Hike was a beginner backpacking for scouts (and soon to be scouts) of Troop 48. +
Purpose was to map Camp Bark Lake Trail. Very quiet, except for a few fisherman and kayakers, since the campground is closed for water system repair. Rhododendron in bloom. +
Mount Mitchell to Mount Craig and back. +
Dog daybreak hike! +
Daybreak with the dogs (got rained out on Saturday) +
Family hike on a beautiful day. Also logged this hike for an update GPS track, waypoints, and photos. +
Good hike! +
Wonderful hike with great views, and features. +
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Hike while on a camp out with Troop 48. Went up to scramble on the rocks, collected plentiful blueberries, saw plenty of ponies, then finished with a loop on Cabin Creek Trail. +
Great hike once again. We did this as a point to point hike so cut the distance in half. The descent from Big Hump to 19E is still deceivingly tough at the end of the hike. +
Purpose of today’s hike was exploring a new trail in the region while collecting data to create a TEHCC Trail Wiki page to inform others considering this route. Virginia Department of Forestry had confirmed the seasonal gates were open during the week prior, thus started just after sunrise at the upper parking area to beat the predicted afternoon heat and thundershowers. The weather forecast deterred folks from visiting The Channels as only four cars were reported to be at the Hayters Gap parking while I saw no one on this route until driving back down. I would consider this hike again, but more likely when the rhododendron is in bloom or trees have their fall colors. +
Parked at the upper gate at sunrise to beat the heat. Uphill purpose was to repaint the red blazes. More of the rhododendron on the side trail to The Channels was lopped until my must-leave time was reached. Worked on the growth in a couple places during return, but pushed on as family does not believe I return from personal hikes within two hours of my estimated time. Arrived home only 15 minutes late! +
8 miles on the AT. Weather was perfect! Leaf color change was still happening and was beautiful. We met some great people at the overlook, even a lady from Kingsport! Small world! +
Nice clear day to for this short but intense hike. Very windy at the top. You can walk the ridgeline in both directions coming off the trail at the top. Amazing views, well worth the climb. Property owner is a wealth of information. He is an experienced hiker and happy to talk to you about local hikes. His dog's name is Pup-O and he likes vanilla wafers. +
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The hike started at daybreak to beat summertime heat and afternoon thundershowers (both successfully). Although the region has had some heavy rain, the dirt path was not muddy nor any runoff streams were seen flowing. The forest roads were mostly open thus able to hike at a quick pace. A few sections have tall weeds plus poison ivy and stinging nettles were also encountered. Fall or winter might be better seasons as there are no valley views with the thick leaves on hardwood trees. I picked up very little trash, which was great. I did make an incorrect choice at one intersection to end up above Kane Gap with a bit more mileage. AT&T cell phone service was good all along the hike. The interpretive center is open during the pandemic if wearing a face mask and keeping your space. Overall, this hike would be a good one to walk the dogs. +
Weekend Daybreak Dog Hike. +
Weekend dog hike +
With the ladies +
Birthday hike with my buddy. Triple logged with iOS Gaia, eTrex 10, and Forerunner 305 +
Out with the pups on a snowy morning. +
New to the area, second family hike. Youngest hiker was 9, no issues. One Geocache along the trail, others in the immediate area. +
Hiked from 321 to Watauga Lake Dam with the hiking club. This was a wonderful hike with the group. The weather was great and the views from the dam were wonderful. +
Hiked with Teni Butler, Alex Lyttle, Rachel Stammen. Was a cool start to the hike but we got rained on with a lot of wind on the way back to the cars. Some sunshine in between the storm clouds dried us off a bit before getting back to the cars. +
Hiked Dennis Cove to Watauga Lake on Apr. 24th with Jonathan Shumaker and Teni Butler. Hiked Watuaga to Wilbur Dam Rd on Apr. 30th with Ryan Haas and Mackenzie Manning. +
We were able to log another 7.6 miles on the Appalachian trail last Saturday. Unfortunately we were caught in the rain just as we were crossing the dam on our return trip. Good times and lively conversation were had by all, and nobody died. Attendees, Jonathan Shumaker, Teni Butler, Alex Lyttle (leader), Rachel Stammen. +
Teni Butler and Kyle Haas on the hike as well. +
Weekend WPSP hike with dogs. This time with the family. Carrie went over the backbone hump while the rest went through the golf course to the trail. The cabin is now down. It appears due to the snow and not a final act of vandalism. +
Family hike! +
Took a little spur trail off to see if there was a connection to the mountain bike trails. Was great cool weather for a hike. +
Enjoyed a lovely hike in the park with my family. I like this trail because of the diversity of things to see when linked up with Fall Creek loop. +
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This was an event that I organized through the Meetup group "East Tennessee Day Hikes/Peakbagging/Backpacking/Kayaking". It was an overnight backpack trip up Ewing Trail and across Ridge Trail to the Pinnacle. See trip vlog at https://youtu.be/h5me3y_XUrE.
We stayed at Hensley Camp on Ridge Trail. There are a number of backcountry campsites, which you are required to stay in and require a free permit. The only other campsite I witnessed was at Gibson Gap. Hensley Camp was vastly superior; it is closest to the midpoint, has a potable water source at nearby Hensley Settlement, and a large even grassy area for tents. All campsites have bear hang cables and you need to use them. I've never seen so much large bear scat! +
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Great short hike with a little snow cover. +
Return to daybreak hike with the dogs +
Took the cats out for a hike. We beat the rain on this Sunday morning. +
This was a wonderful hike with the hiking club on a very warm day. +
Took the cats out for a Sunday hike around the loop. +
Was a nice cool short hike +
Enjoyed a lovely hike in the park with my family. I like this trail because of the diversity of things to see when linked up with Devil's Backbone. Water was flowing great! +
Was a great hike. Attendees were Noah Daugherty, Beth Bayens, Teni Butler, and Jonathan Shumaker. +
Hiked Lakeside Trail clockwise to Hemlock Trail cutting across Lake Road to Fire Tower Trail. Return was down River Mountain Rd. to Feagins Gap, then left on Lake Road all the way back to Nature Center. Hot day but nice hike. +
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Great hike! Passed many people along the way up and back. Parking can get a little sparse as the day goes on. Parking area is not huge for Hawksbill. +
Park hike event +
Easy daybreak hikes for the old dogs! +
Easy daybreak hike for the old dogs +
Taking the old ladies down to the beach and back +
Had a hike buddy. Old ladies needed the weekend to recoup. +
Taking the old ladies out! +