We woke up at 7 AM because we wanted to start early since it was going to be a long day. We started hiking at 8. In the morning it was a gradual hike up to Moreland Gap Shelter. We…
Day 31 hike to Campsite
We drove to the Tennessee Welcome Center the night before, and stayed there. We got up at 7:30 AM, and left for Mountain Harbor at 8. When we got to Mountain Harbor, we parked our car there, booked a shuttle…
Day 30 hike to Mountain Harbor B&B
We got up at 7 AM, packed our bags, and left the shelter by 7:45. We were running a little low on water, but it was alright since, it was going to be a short day, and we could fill…
Day 29 hike to Stan Murray Shelter
We got up at 7 AM, and wanted to start early, since we knew that it was going to start raining at about 1:30 PM. At the start of the day, we had a small 0.5 down to Hughes Gap,…
Day 28 hike to Hughes Gap
We woke up at 7:30 AM, we had a lot to pack up since we were tenting. Once we finished packing everything up we started hiking at 8:30 AM. (pics below) The down from Unaka Mountain was 2.2 miles and…
Day 27 hike to Unaka Mountain
We got up at 7:30 AM, and started to pack up. Our plan was to get back on the trail by 9. After we finished packing up, we went to the hostel store, and bought Snickers, gatorade powder, and one…
Day 26 hike to Uncle Johnny’s, Erwin, TN
We got up early in the morning at around 7 AM, because we wanted to reach a hostel in Erwin, Tennessee, so we could have a good night’s sleep. We started the day with a small up to Little Bald,…
Day 25 hike to Bald Mountain Shelter
We got up at 7:30 AM, because we wanted to start our day early, since it we had a lot to do before we left. In the morning, my dad and I changed into new clothes (which was not a…
Day 24 hike to Hogback Ridge Shelter
We woke up at 8:30 AM, and packed up our mats and bags from the shelter. We didn’t have much water left so while I went and filled water, my dad got our food and finished packing up. When I…
Day 23 hike to Jerry’s Cabin Shelter
We got at 8 AM, packed up everything, and then went down to the water source to fill water. Once we filled water and brushed our teeth, we started up on the trail at 8:45. In the morning we had…