All Day Saturday & Sunday
SUNDAY NO. A1002-692 May 2
Terrapin Mtn. (Bernard Elias Favorite Hike series #1) *9:00 AM
(strenuous)
Hike 5+, Drive 140, 1700 (or more) ft. ascent, Rated C-A
Ted Snyder, 864-638-3686, tedsnyderjr@bellsouth.net
*Form carpools at Westgate, stop at Pisgah Forest Bi-Lo at 9:35 AM for additional hikers and meet leader at Community Bank in Cashiers (left onto NC 107, right at next traffic light and go 100 yards) at 10:30 AM.. This mostly off-trail hike ascends steeply through thick underbrush to a rock face giving 180 degree views of Whiteside Mtn. and Fowler Creek cirque. An alternate return with a side trip to Bearpen Mtn. may be added, dependent upon weather conditions. The extension would add two miles and include a 1100 ft. descent of a rock face. Hikers with a fear of heights should avoid this hike. Topo: Cashiers
SUNDAY NO. A1002-060 May 2
Pilot Mtn. – Farlow Gap *8:30 AM
(moderate)
Hike 8, Drive 80, 1900 ft. ascent, Rated B-A
Ashok Kudva, 828-698-7119, ashok.kudva@gmail.com
P400 *Form carpools at Westgate, and meet leader at Pisgah Forest Bi-Lo at 9:00 AM. This hike is timed for what we hope will be the bloom of rare pink-shell azaleas and trout lilies. It starts with a steep climb to the summit of Pilot Mtn., then down to Deep Gap and a short climb over Sassafras Knob. It’s nearly all downhill or level as we continue to Farlow Gap with its trout lily flower display. We’ll return on a pleasant seldom-used graveled forest road. There will be several stops for photography along the way. Topo: Shining Rock; also NatGeo. map #780
Scouting Report: April 14, 2010: Bruce Bente, Ted Connors and I, each armed with a saw and clippers, scouted this hike today. We met two Art Loeb thru hikers from Georgia who reported several blow downs between Deep Gap and Sassafras Knob. An old logging road from Farlow Gap passes through Deep Gap to a forest service road to Gloucester Gap. We will use this route on the May 2 hike and avoid Sassafras Knob.--Ashok Kudva
SATURDAY NO. A1002-288 May 8
Kanuga Conference Center *9:00 AM
Hike 8.5, Drive 60, 800 ft. ascent, Rated B-C
Rich Bowerman, 828-808-2891, pcdbowerman@hotmail.com
*Form carpools at Westgate, and meet leader at parking lot at rear of Mountain Bank, corner of US 25 & White St. in Hendersonville at 9:40 AM. We have been fortunate to receive permission to hike at Kanuga Conference Center for this pleasant hike over varied terrain. We will hike over well-maintained trails including the Doug Stirling/Wolf Mtn. Trail to the Wolf Mtn. overlook, then to our lunch spot on scenic Eagle Rock. Topo: Horseshoe; also Kanuga Trails map
ALL DAY NO. A1002-216 May 9
AT: Sams Gap to Devil Fork Gap 9:00 AM
Lenny Bernstein, 828-236-0192, lsberns@att.net
Hike 8.5, Drive 90, 1400 ft. ascent, Rated B-B
This section of the AT features magnificent wildflower displays and nice views into Tennessee from the ridge line, traversing a series of knobs along an unusual section of the TN-NC state line where Tennessee is east of N.C. and the southbound hiker is actually traveling north. Car shuttle. Topo: Sams Gap
SUNDAY NO. A1002-678 May 16
An Edge of Panthertown *8:30 AM
Hike 7.5, Drive 110, 2600 ft. ascent, Rated B-AA
Dave Wetmore, 828-884-7296, dwetmore@citcom.net
*Form carpools at Westgate, and meet leader at Bi-Lo in Pisgah Forest at 9:05 AM. Hopefully we’ll have better weather than when this hike was first offered in January. This lollipop hike begins with a long gradual ascent along the west fork of the French Broad, mostly on old roads, to the viewpoint near the bottom of the Devil’s Elbow Ridge. We’ll climb the old Shelton Pisgah trail up the ridge to our second viewpoint. From there a short cross-country descent to another old road will take us back to our inbound trail and on to the trailhead. Time permitting, there will be a short detour to Aunt Sally’s Falls. There are a couple of rock hops on the first part of the hike. Topo: Lake Toxaway
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Half Day Sunday
HALF-DAY NO. H1002-436 May 2
Mt. Pisgah from Pisgah Inn 1:00 PM
Hike 4.5, Drive 36, 950 ft. ascent, Rated C-C
Nonmembers, call leader, Jane Laping, 828-277-7342, janelaping@sbcglobal.net
View beautiful scenery from the top of Mt. Pisgah on this in-and-out hike. Second meeting place: Pisgah Inn Parking Lot at 1:35 PM.
HALF-DAY NO. H1002-603 May 9
Big Ivy *12:30 PM
Hike 5.5, Drive 55, 700 ft. ascent, Rated C-C
Nonmembers, call leader, Marcia Bromberg, 828-505-0471, mwbromberg@yahoo.com
This loop in the Big Ivy Creek headwaters area of the Pisgah National Forest begins 4.4 miles up FS 74 at the Perkins Road Trail. We will hike up to the Laurel Gap Trail, turn right and walk to the Bear Pen Trail which will take us back down to FS 74. We'll walk just under a mile to return to our cars. Expect to see spring wildflowers along the way. Second meeting place: Roses parking lot Exit 19 off I-26 in Weaverville at 12:45 PM.
HALF-DAY NO. H1002-347 May 16
Twin Falls *12:30 PM
Hike 6, Drive 80, 1000 ft. ascent, Rated B-B
Nonmembers, call leader, Lee Belknap, 828-698-9394, rivergypsy@sprintmail.com
P400 *Form carpools at Westgate, and meet leader at Pisgah Ranger Station at 1:10 PM. This is a moderate hike in the Pisgah National Forest, starting on the Buckhorn Gap Trail, taking the Twin Falls Bypass to view two nice waterfalls and completing a loop on a Forest Service road and the Clawhammer Cove Trail with its beaver dam.
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WEDNESDAY NO. W1002-695 Apr. 28
3 Waterfalls in SC *8:00 AM
Hike 6, Drive 200, 500 ft. ascent, Rated B-C
Jack Fitzgerald, 828-685-2897, suejackfitz@bellsouth.net
WC100 *Form carpools at Westgate, and meet leader at Cracker Barrel, Exit 53 on I-26 at 8:30 AM. We will visit three (and maybe four) waterfalls in South Carolina, all on the Waterfall 100 Challenge: Rileymoore, Brasstown and Opossum. All are in-and-out hikes, 3 miles round trip max. A long drive and long day, but well worth it with waterfalls and spring flowers.
WEDNESDAY NO. W1002-216 May 5
Sams Gap to Devil Fork Gap 8:30 AM
Hike 8.5, Drive 90, 1400 ft. ascent, Rated B-B
Ashok Kudva, 828-698-7119, ashok.kudva@gmail.com.
This section of the AT features magnificent wildflower displays and nice views into Tennessee from the ridge line, traversing a series of knobs along an unusual section of the TN-NC state line where Tennessee is east of NC and the southbound hiker is actually traveling north. Car Shuttle. Topo: Sams Gap
WEDNESDAY NO. W1002-041 May 12
Sugar Cove Trail to Mackey Mountain *8:30 AM
Hike 11.5, Drive 87, 2900 ft. ascent, Rated A-AA+
Barbara Morgan, 828-738-3395, bcmorg@hughes.net.
*Form carpools at Westgate, and meet leader at Ingles parking lot off Exit 64 of I-40 at 8:50 AM. We’ll take the Sugar Cove Creek trail and turn onto the Mackey Mtn. Trail to Mackey Mtn and return the same way. Topo: Old Fort; also NatGeo Map #779
WEDNESDAY NO. W1002-249 May 19
Buckeye Gap and Haywood Gap Trails Circuit 8:00 AM
Jim Ariail, 828-505-0443, jimariail@yahoo.com
Hike 9, Drive 85, 1400 ft. ascent, Rated B-B
P400 Cross the BRP then go right onto the MST, left onto Buckeye Gap Trail at unmarked junction. Descend on old logging RR grade to lunch spot at river, and then climb on Haywood Gap trail to MST and back to the starting point. Wilderness area, limit 10, so contact leader for reservation. Second meeting place: BRP cold Mtn. Overlook (M.P. 412) at 8:40 AM. Topo: Sam Knob
Email your hike reports to Dave Wetmore.The deadline for reports is 9:00 p.m. on the Tuesdays before an eNews comes out. Reports for Wednesday hikes during the eNews publication week will appear in the following eNews--The Editor.
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All-day hikes submitted by Bruce Bente 692-0116, bbente@bellsouth.net . Driving distance is round-trip from Asheville. All Saturday and Sunday hikes assemble at Westgate Shopping Center near I-240 UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.
Half Day hikes submitted by Lucy Prim 828-693-6580 lucette32@mchsi.com.
Wednesday Hikes are submitted by Charlie Ferguson, 828-398-0213 ccf108@gmail.com and Ann Gleason, 828-859-9387,
gleason.ann@gmail.com .
The meeting place for each hike will be designated by the hike leader and appears in the hike description.
Driving mileage is round trip, based on the first designated meeting place. Meet at Westgate unless otherwise noted.
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