Around Ferrin Knob

About the Hike

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Hike Description

Contact leader via email for reservation.This new CMC hike will begin at BRP Beaverdam Gap Overlook and end at Bent Creek Gap. Instead of following the MST over Ferrin Knob, we will hike around it, hike to a nearby knob on the Boundary Trail and back, then join the MST down to Bent Creek Gap. This will be a pleasant walk through the woods with little elevation gain. Some rock reinforcements suggest that portions may have been the original route of the Shut-in Trail. Car shuttle.

Scout Report

This is an easy hike with little elevation change through beautiful woods. The first mile is on a unlisted trail that has good treadway and appears to have been well-used sometime in the past. From some rockwork along the trail and the fact that it goes around Ferrin Knob instead of climbing over it, it might have been part of the original Shut-In Trail. Hikers will enjoy discussing the possibility during the hike. We will do a short in-and-out on the Boundary Trail up to an open knob, where we'll stop for a rest break. After returning to the junction point, we'll join the MST for a mile down to Bent Creek Gap.