2015 GOAL: 450 Miles
- Total Miles: 395.5 Miles
- Total Elevation Gain: 75,348′
2015 Hike Details
MTS – Wagon Rd Picnic Area to Green Knob
December 13, 2015
- Elevation Gain 754′
- Length: 2.1 miles
Pressley Cove Trail
December 6, 2015
- Elevation Gain 1003′
- Length: 2.6 miles
Bennet Gap/Perry Cove Loop
November 27, 2015
- Elevation Gain 1112′
- Length: 4.1 miles
WolfPen Figure 8
November 21, 2015
- Distance: 1.4 Miles RT
- Elevation Change: 133 feet
- Difficulty: Easy
Mt. Pisgah
November 19, 2015
- Distance: 3 Miles RT
- Elevation Change: 750 feet
- Difficulty: Moderate
Mt. Leconte Lodge to Newfound Gap via Boulevard Trail and AT
November 14, 2015
- Distance: 8.1 miles One Way
- Cumulative Elevation Gain: 1272′
- Difficulty: mild to strenuous
Mt. Leconte Tennessee Day Hikes on Top of Mountain
November 13, 2015
- Distance: 3.5 miles One Way
- Cumulative Elevation Gain: 977′
- Difficulty: mild to strenuous
Newfound Gap to Mt. Leconte Lodge via AT and Boulevard Trails
November 12, 2015
- Distance: 8.1 miles One Way
- Cumulative Elevation Gain: 2552′
- Difficulty: mild to strenuous
COON TREE LOOP – Wednesday, November 11, 2015
- Distance: 3.7 miles
- Elevation Gain: 1000 ft.
Mt. Pisgah, Sunday, November 8, 2015
- Distance: 3 Miles RT
- Elevation Change: 750 feet
- Difficulty: Moderate
SHUT-IN TRAIL – PISGAH PARKING LOT TO ELK PASTURE GAP – Saturday, October 31, 2015
- Distance: 4.2 miles round trip
- Elevation Gain: 1425 ft. (New GPS calculations)
- Difficulty: Strenuous (very steep)
Daniel Ridge Loop – Sunday, October 18, 2015
- Distance: 4 Miles RT
- Elevation Change: 750 feet
- Difficulty: Moderate
MTS – Flat Laurel Creek, Monday, October 12, 2015
- Distance: 5.7 Miles RT
- Elevation Change: 900 feet
- Difficulty: Moderate
Mt. Pisgah, Monday, September 28, 2015
- Distance: 3 Miles RT
- Elevation Change: 750 feet
- Difficulty: Moderate
Mtn View Trail to Grassy Mtn, Thursday, September 24, 2015
- Distance: 5.4 miles RT
- Elevation Gain: 1315′
- Difficulty: Strenuous
North Forty Loop, Thursday, September 24, 2015
- Distance: 1.1 Mile Loop
- Elevation Change: 200 feet twice
- Difficulty: Moderate to Strenuous
North Forty Loop, Wednesday, September 21, 2015
- Distance: 1.1 Mile Loop
- Elevation Change: 200 feet twice
- Difficulty: Moderate to Strenuous
Sacajewea Peak, Bridgers Mtns, Tuesday, September, 22, 2015
- Distance: 4.4 RT
- Elevation Change: 1955 feet
- Difficulty: Very Strenuous
North Forty Loop, Monday, September 21, 2015
- Distance: 1.1 Mile Loop
- Elevation Change: 200 feet twice
- Difficulty: Moderate to Strenuous
North Forty Loop, September, 18, 2015
- Distance: 1.1 Mile Loop
- Elevation Change: 200 feet twice
- Difficulty: Moderate to Strenuous
Mt. Pisgah Trail – Monday, September 14, 2015 (Labor Day)
- Distance: 3 Miles RT
- Elevation Change: 750 feet
- Difficulty: Moderate
Rumbling Bald – Tuesday, September 8, 2015
- Distance: 2 mile loop (hiked it twice – 4 miles)
- Elevation Gain: 325′ (twice 650′)
- Difficulty: Easy to Moderate
CHIMNEY ROCK – Tuesday, September 8, 2015
- Four Seasons Trail: 1.2 Miles Round Trip Woodland Trail from lower parking lot to main parking lot Starting Elevation at the Meadows: 1400′
- Hickory Nut Falls Trail: 1.5 Miles Round Trip Branches off Four Seasons Trail to bottom of 400′ waterfall
- The Outcroppings: .5 Mile Round Trip Made up of staircases from upper parking lot to Chimney Chimney Elevation: 2280′
Mt. Pisgah Trail – Monday, September 7, 2015 (Labor Day)
- Distance: 3 Miles RT
- Elevation Change: 750 feet
- Difficulty: Moderate
WOLFPEN WALKABOUT – Tuesday, September 1, 2015
- Distance: 4.0 miles RT
- Elevation Gain: undetermined
CHIMNEY ROCK – Monday, August 31, 2015
- Four Seasons Trail: 1.2 Miles Round Trip Woodland Trail from lower parking lot to main parking lot Starting Elevation at the Meadows: 1400′
- Hickory Nut Falls Trail: 1.5 Miles Round Trip Branches off Four Seasons Trail to bottom of 400′ waterfall
Alum Cave Trail – Saturday, August 29, 2015
- Distance: 11 Miles RT
- Elevation Change: 2763′
- Difficulty: Strenuous
Mt. Pisgah Trail – Tuesday, August 25, 2015
- Distance: 3 Miles RT
- Elevation Change: 750 feet
- Difficulty: Moderate
Mt. Pisgah Trail – Saturday, August 22, 2015
- Distance: 3 Miles RT
- Elevation Change: 750 feet
- Difficulty: Moderate
Mt. Pisgah Trail – Sunday, August 16, 2015
- Distance: 3 Miles RT
- Elevation Change: 750 feet
- Difficulty: Moderate
CHIMNEY ROCK – Tuesday, August 4, 2015
- Four Seasons Trail: 1.2 Miles Round Trip Woodland Trail from lower parking lot to main parking lot Starting Elevation at the Meadows: 1400′
- Hickory Nut Falls Trail: 1.5 Miles Round Trip Branches off Four Seasons Trail to bottom of 400′ waterfall
NEWFOUND GAP to THE JUMP OFF – Saturday, August 1, 2015
- Trail Location: Newfound Gap
- Distance: 6.5 Miles RT
- Elevation Gain: 1275 Feet
- Difficulty: Moderate
SHUT-IN TRAIL – PISGAH PARKING LOT TO ELK PASTURE GAP – Saturday, July 25, 2015
- Distance: 4.2 miles round trip
- Elevation Gain: 1300 ft.
- Difficulty: Strenuous (very steep)
Tuesday, Mt. Pisgah Trail – July 21, 2015
- Distance: 3 Miles RT
- Elevation Change: 750 feet
- Difficulty: Moderate
SHUT-IN TRAIL – PISGAH PARKING LOT TO ELK PASTURE GAP – Monday, July 20, 2015
- Distance: 4.2 miles round trip
- Elevation Gain: 1300 ft.
- Difficulty: Strenuous (very steep)
Middle Prong Wilderness, Saturday, July 11, 2015
- Distance: 9 miles RT
- Elevation Gain: 1380′
- Difficulty: Strenuous
Mt. Pisgah Trail – Monday, July 6, 2015
- Distance: 3 Miles RT
- Elevation Change: 750 feet
- Difficulty: Moderate
Mt. Pisgah Trail – Saturday, July 4, 2015
- Distance: 3 Miles RT
- Elevation Change: 750 feet
- Difficulty: Moderate
Chimney Rock State Park , June 29, 2015
- Distance: 3.9 Miles RT
- Elevation Change: 1080 feet
- Difficulty: Moderate
Coon Tree Loop – June 28, 2015
- Distance: 3.7 mile loop
- Elevation Gain: 1000′
- Difficulty: Moderate
North 40 Trip – May 26 – June 17
- Distance: 123.8 miles
- Fitbit Steps: 283,407
Art Loeb – Ivestor Gap, Tenant Mtn. and Black Balsam, Saturday, May 16, 2015
- Distance: 5 miles
- Elevation Gain: 600 feet
- Difficulty: Easy to Moderate
Mt. Pisgah Trail – Thursday, May 7, 2015
- Distance: 3 Miles RT
- Elevation Change: 750 feet
- Difficulty: Moderate
Chimney Rock State Park , Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Four Seasons Trail, Hickory Nut Fall Trail, Outcroppings Trail and the Skyline Trail
- Distance: 3.9 Miles RT
- Elevation Change: 1080′
- Difficulty: Strenuous (mostly steps)
Art Loeb-MTS-Flat Laurel Creek – Sunday, May 3, 2015
- Distance: 5.7 Miles RT
- Elevation Change: 900 feet
- Difficulty: Moderate
Mt. Pisgah Trail – Tuesday, April 21, 2015
- Distance: 3 Miles RT
- Elevation Change: 750 feet
- Difficulty: Moderate
Chimney Rock State Park , Monday, April 20, 2015
Hiked Four Seasons Trail and Hickory Nut Falls Trail Round Trip
- Distance: 2 Miles RT
- Elevation Change: 500 feet
- Difficulty: Moderate
Big Creek Trail – Little Pisgah Ridge – April 11, 2015
- Distance 5 miles RT
- Elevation Gain: 1744′
- Difficulty: Very Strenuous
MP 420 Maintenance Trail – April 11, 2015
- Distance 1.5 miles RT
- Elevation Gain: 200′
- Difficulty: Easy
Elk Pasture Gap – April 5, 2015
- Distance: 4 Miles
- Elevation Gain: 1300′
- Difficulty: Moderate to Difficult
Coon Tree Loop – April 4, 2015
- Distance: 3.7 mile loop
- Elevation Gain: 1000′
- Difficulty: Moderate
Pressley Cove – March 28, 2015
- Distance: 2.6 miles round trip
- Elevation Gain: 1003 ft.
- Difficulty: Moderate to Strenuous
March 23, 2015 – Mt. Pisgah
- Distance Hiked: 3 miles
- Elevation Gain: 750 ft.
Cedar Rock Summit, Saturday March 21, 2015
- Distance: 6.2 Miles RT
- Elevation Change: 1700 feet
- Difficulty: Strenuous
March 15, 2015 – Mt. Pisgah
- Distance Hiked: 3 miles
- Elevation Gain: 750 ft.
March 8, 2015 – Mountains to the Sea Trail (Green Knob)
- Distance Hiked: 3 miles
- Elevation Gain: 816 ft.
March 7, 2015 – Parkway to Devil’s Courthouse and Stegosaurus Rock
- Distance: 3 miles RT
- Elevation Gain: 400 ft.
February 26, 2015 – Mountain View Trail
- Distance: 1.5 miles round trip
- Elevation Gain: 200 ft.
February 25, 2015 – North 40
- Distance: .5 miles round trip
February 22, 2015 – North 40
- Distance: 2.5 miles round trip
- Elevation Gain: 300 ft.
February 14, 2015 – Pressley Cove Trail
- Distance: 2.6 miles round trip
- Elevation Gain: 1003 ft.
- Difficulty: Moderate to Strenuous
February 8, 2015 – Table Rock Trail
Table Rock Trail to Ridge Trail to Mills Creek Trail to Carrick Creek Trail Loop
- Distance Hiked: 6.7 miles RT
- Elevation Gain: 1800 ft.
- Difficulty: Strenuous
February 7, 2015 – Coon Tree Loop
- Distance: 3.7 mile loop
- Elevation Gain: 1000′
- Difficulty: Moderate
February 2, 2015 – Rumbling Bald
- Distance: 2 mile loop (hiked it twice – 4 miles)
- Elevation Gain: 325′ (twice 650′)
- Difficulty: Easy to Moderate
January, 31, 2015 – Porter’s Creek Trail to Campsite 31
- Distance: 7.2 miles RT
- Elevation Gain: 1430′
- Difficulty: Moderate
January, 30, 2015 – Porter’s Creek Trail to the Porter’s Creek Crossing
- Distance: 3 miles RT
- Elevation Gain: 420′
- Difficulty: Easy
January, 24, 2015 – Chimney Rock Park
- Visitor’s Parking Lot Elevation: 1958′
- The Outcroppings: .5 Mile Round Trip Made up of staircases from upper parking lot to Chimney Chimney Elevation: 2280′
- Skyline Trail: .7 Mile Round Trip Begins at Chimney to top of Exclamation Point Exclamation Point Elevation: 2480′
Phil and I just wanted to do the stairs for a quick workout. We did the Outcroppings and about half of the Skyline Trail. Exclamation Point was closed because of ice. So, I estimate about .8 miles of steps with around 400 feet of elevation gain.
January, 21, 2015 – Rumbling Bald
- Distance: 2 mile loop (hiked it twice – 4 miles)
- Elevation Gain: 325′ (twice 650′)
- Difficulty: Easy to Moderate
January 20, 2015 – CRSP
- Four Seasons Trail: 1.2 Miles Round Trip Woodland Trail from lower parking lot to main parking lot Starting Elevation at the Meadows: 1400′
- Visitor’s Parking Lot Elevation: 1958′
- The Outcroppings: .5 Mile Round Trip Made up of staircases from upper parking lot to Chimney Chimney Elevation: 2280′
I hiked the Four Seasons Trail up to the Hickory Nut Falls Trail where I turned left to hike on up to the upper parking area and the Chimney. I got as far as the Opera Box above the Chimney.
January 19, 2015 – Mountains to the Sea Trail (Green Knob)
- Distance Hiked: 3 miles
- Elevation Gain: 816 ft.
January, 17, 2015 – Buckhorn Gap Trail
- Distance: 6 miles RT
- Elevation Gain: 1100′
- Difficulty: Easy to Moderate
January, 11, 2015 – Rumbling Bald
- Distance: 1 mile one way ( the loop will be about 2 miles)
- Elevation Gain: 325′
- Difficulty: Easy to Moderate
January 10, 2015 – Trombatore Trail at Bearwallow Mountain
- Distance: 5 Miles
- Elevation Gain: 1000′
- Temperatures: upper 20’s to mid 30’s and sunny
January 6, 2015 – WolfPen Walkabout
- Distance: 1.4 Miles
- Elevation Gain: 120′
January 5, 2015 – WolfPen Walkabout
- Distance: 2.0 Miles
- Elevation Gain: 120′
January 4, 2015 – WolfPen Walkabout
- Distance: 2.0 Miles
- Elevation Gain: 120′
January 2, 2015 – WolfPen Walkabout
- Distance: .8 Miles
- Elevation Gain: 120′
Another neighborhood walk was in the cards for the day.
January 1, 2015 – WolfPen Walkabout
- Distance: 1.4 Miles
- Elevation Gain: 120′
Phil and I spent the day at home. A quick walk through the neighborhood got the blood flowing a bit.