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SECOND QUARTER 2017 Quarterly News Bulletin and Hike Schedule P.O. Box 68, Asheville, NC 28802 • www.carolinamountainclub.org • e-mail: [email protected] TRAIL MAINTENANCE unless otherwise noted. YOUTH PARTNER All members are encouraged to participate If it’s not possible for a hiker to go on the regu- CHALLENGE HIKES in trail maintenance activities. Non-members larly scheduled hike, it may be possible to accom- pany the leader when the hike is scouted. Call or The Youth Partnership Challenge is designed to are invited to try it a few times before deciding introduce youth to fun and educational hiking if they want to join the Club and be a regular email the hike leader. Hike cancellations are announced on the experiences. Hikes are open to CMC members as part of a crew. We train and provide tools. well as newcomers. Call the leader before the Below is a general schedule of work days. CMC website in the “Breaking News Box.” Hike Leaders will announce a cancellation or significant hike. YPC hikes submitted by Jan Onan, 828-606- Exact plans often are not made until the last 5188, [email protected] and Kay Shurtleff, minute, so contact crew leaders for details. change at least a few hours before the hike meet- ing time. Hikers that do not have internet access or 828-280-3226 or 828-749-9230, kshurtleff@msn. Crews marked with an * are currently seeking com. Driving distance is round trip from Asheville. new members. MST and AT section maintain- live hours away from the meeting place: call the Meet at either location listed in the schedule. ers work on their own schedule. hike leader to ensure that you are informed about hike changes. See the Hike Schedule on the CMC Youth Partnership No. Y1702-867 Apr. 9 Burnsville Monday Crew website for more complete and timely information, Triple, High and Hooker Falls *9:15 AM John Whitehouse, [email protected] including scout reports, at www.carolinamountain- Hike 3.5, Drive 90, 300 ft. ascent, Rated C-C Waynesville West Crew * club.org. Jan Onan, cell: 828-606-5188, Larry Sobil, [email protected] [email protected] Thursday Crew CHALLENGE PROGRAMS YPC *Form carpools at Toys-R-Us on NC Bill Falender, [email protected] SB6K For hiking all 40 peaks above 6000’. 191 across from Asheville Outlets and meet Asheville Friday crew * Contact Peter Barr, [email protected] leader(s) at DuPont Forest Hooker Falls park- Skip Sheldon, [email protected] P400 For hiking every trail in Pisgah Ranger ing lot at 10:00 AM. We'll hike to Triple Falls, Pisgah Friday Crew * District. Contact Dave Wetmore, dwetmore@cit- then to the bottom of High Falls. Next will be a Ed Paukovits, [email protected] com.net hike to see the top of High Falls, followed by hik- Wilderness Crew * 900M For hiking every trail in GSMNP. Contact ing back to the trailhead and a short hike to Hooker Mike Goodman, [email protected] Dave Wetmore, [email protected] Falls. Topo(s): Standingstone Mtn.; also DuPont Quarterly Saturday Crew * LTC For hiking all 24 lookout towers in WNC. State Recreational Forest Trails Map or NatGeo Les Love, [email protected] Contact Peter Barr, [email protected] map #504 AT Maintainers WC100 For hiking to the 100 best waterfalls Tim Carrigan, [email protected] in the mountains of WNC, SC and the Smokies. Youth Partnership No. Y1702-450 Jun. 4 MST Maintainers Contact Jack Fitzgerald, 828-685-2897, suejack- Graveyard Fields *1:00 PM Heintooga Road to Old Bald [email protected] Hike 3.5, Drive 40, 500 ft. ascent, Rated C-C Larry Sobil, [email protected] A.T.-MST For hiking the combined 228 miles Kay Shurtleff, 828-749-9230, cell: 828-280-3226, Old Bald to Mt. Pisgah Parking Lot of the A.T. and the MST on sections maintained [email protected] Pete Petersen, [email protected] by the Club. Contact Vance Mann, hvancem@ YPC, P400 *Form carpools at Toys-R-Us on Mt. Pisgah Parking Lot to Folk Art Center icloud.com NC 191 across from Asheville Outlets and meet Les Love, [email protected] YPC For hiking eight different Land leader(s) at Graveyard Fields parking lot at Folk Art Center to Black Mtn. Campground Management areas with youth 17 and under. MM 418.8 at 2:00 PM. We will enjoy a moderate John Whitehouse, [email protected] Contact Kay Shurtleff at [email protected] loop hike on the Graveyard Ridge Trail and MST to a spectacular waterfall. Topo(s): Shining Rock; HIKE SCHEDULE SATURDAY WORKDAY also NatGeo map #780 Second Quarter 2017 For the Saturday MST Trail Building Workdays in 2017, meet at 8:30 at the WEDNESDAY HIKES Hike Ratings Wednesday hikes submitted by Ann Gleason 828- First Letter Second Letter Home Depot at the Enka-Candler Exit 44 859-9387, [email protected]. Driving dis- Distance Elevation Gain off of I-40. tance is round-trip from Asheville. Hikes assemble AA: Over 12 miles AA: Over 2,000 ft. Workdays for 2017 are April 1, May 6, at the location described for that hike. Some hikes A: 9.1-12 miles A: 1,501-2,000 ft. June 3, Aug. 19 and Oct. 24. As in the past, will have second meeting places as described in the B: 6.1-9 miles B: 1,001-1,500 ft. we will be back in Asheville by 3:00. Call schedule, and start times may vary. Times listed C: Up to 6 miles C: 1,000 ft. or less are departure times – arrive early. All hikes assemble at the far rear (north end) Les Love at 828-658-1489 (lesrlove55@ of Westgate Shopping Center near I-240 exit 3B gmail.com) to verify date. 1 Wednesday No. W1702-519 Apr. 5 Wednesday No. W1702-151 May 3 and Fawn Lake. Topo(s): Standingstone Mtn.; Raven Cliff Falls, Cathedral Rock, Big East to Shining Rock also DuPont Forest trail map Dismal Trail Loop *8:30 AM via Old Butt *8:00 AM Hike 9, Drive 95, 2300 ft. ascent, Rated B-AA Hike 8.5, Drive 60, 3100 ft. ascent, Rated B-AA+ Wednesday No. W1702-487 May 31 Brenda Worley, 828-684-8656, Chuck Mills, cell: 240-385-4879, Bent Creek Loop #9 *8:30 AM cell: 828-606-7297, [email protected] [email protected] Hike 9.4, Drive 8, 1300 ft. ascent, Rated A-B WC100 *Form carpools at Toys-R-Us on NC P400, SB6K *First meeting place: Toys-R-Us Bob Levy, [email protected] 191 across from Asheville Outlets and meet on NC 191, across from Asheville Outlets. P400 *Only meeting place: Toys-R-Us on NC leader(s) at Pisgah Forest Bi-Lo parking lot Wilderness hike, limited to ten hikers—contact 191 across from Asheville Outlets. This will be at 9:00 AM. This scenic loop hike features a leader for reservation. We will hike from the Big a moderate hike around Bent Creek, starting at the waterfall and spectacular stone cliffs. From the East Fork parking lot up the very steep Chestnut Hardtimes trailhead. A great close-in hike suit- Raven Cliff parking lot, we take the #13 Gum Gap Ridge trail over Dog Loser and Old Butt knobs to able for everyone. Topo(s): Dunsmore Mountain, Trail, then #14 Naturaland Trust Trail descend- lunch at Shining Rock (6040 ft.), with its excep- Skyland; also NatGeo map #780 ing down to the #12 Dismal Trail where we will tional views. We’ll return via a steep descent to cross the rushing waters of Matthews Creek, the North Fork of Shining Creek. Second meet- Wednesday No. W1702-572 Jun. 7 ascend the dramatic Cathedral Cliff alongside and ing place: Cold Mtn. Overlook at 8:40 AM. Mt. LeConte via Alum Cave Trail *8:00 AM over Raven Cliff Falls and back to cars. $2 per Topo(s): Shining Rock; also NatGeo map #780 Hike 10, Drive 138, 3000 ft. ascent, Rated A-AA person State Park fee. Topo(s): Table Rock; also Steve Pierce, 828-442-8482, Mountain Bridge Wilderness Area trail map Wednesday No. W1702-563 May 10 [email protected] Palmetto Trail: Poinsett Passage SB6K, 900M *First meeting place: Home Wednesday No. W1702-882 Apr. 12 and Blue Wall Preserve *8:30 AM Depot off Exit 44 of I-40. A hike up and down Panthertown Valley Waterfalls *8:00 AM Hike 10, Drive 100, 1200 ft. ascent, Rated A- B Mt. LeConte on the Alum Cave Trail. Under the Hike 6.6, Drive 110, 400 ft. ascent, Rated B-C Barbara Morgan, cell: 828-460-7066, Trails Forever program, the Alum Cave Trail has Jack Fitzgerald, 828-685-2897, [email protected] had extensive restoration work from top to bottom [email protected] *First meeting place: Toys-R-Us on NC 191 adding to the stability and safety of the trail. Enjoy WC100 *Form carpools at Toys-R-Us on NC across from Asheville Outlets. Come hike the great views from Cliff Tops at lunch and a visit to 191 across from Asheville Outlets and meet beautiful Poinsett and Blue Wall Passages of the LeConte Lodge and the summit of LeConte leader(s) at Pisgah Forest Bi-Lo at 8:30 AM. the Palmetto Trail in S.C. This stretch climbs for SB6K peak baggers. Second meeting place: We will hike to three waterfalls in Panthertown along the NC / SC border and NW ridge of back of Maggie Valley Post office parking lot Valley: Greenland Creek Falls (Holly Falls), the Greenville watershed.
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