ROAD SCHOLAR SPRING HIKING ADVENTURE Tentative Schedule April 8-13, 2018

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1 Sunday, April 8 ROAD SCHOLAR SPRING HIKING ADVENTURE Tentative Schedule April 8-13, 2018 PM 3:00-5:00 Arrival, registration and move in to the dorm. 6:00 Supper EVE 7:00 Welcome & Orientation, Sign Ups for Hikes, Refreshments Monday, April 9 AM 6:30 Breakfast for Gregory Bald group & pack a sack lunch Gregory Bald, strenuous, 10.8 miles This is one of the finest hikes in the Great Smoky Mountains. This hike is strenuous due to length and some steep uphill and downhill portions of the trail. The journey up Gregory Ridge to Gregory Bald offers you everything that makes the Smokies such a wonderful place: scenic views, wildflowers, and oldgrowth forest. It is a steady climb to the bald but well worth it. The bald has been a large open field for as long as European settlers have resided in these mountains, starting in the early 19 th century. No one is quite sure how grass balds were formed. Theories include use by Native Americans, lightning strikes, and animal grazing. The national park maintains this bald to preserve the historic and biological uniqueness. Total elevation gain: 3,000 feet over 5.4 miles. Total elevation loss: ditto. AM 8:45 Departure: Turkeypen Ridge, moderate, 8.4 miles Begin your hike on Turkeypen Ridge Trail and descend into Big Spring Cove, where you will see remnants of early farming. This section of trail undulates gently up and down for the next three miles, as it passes in and out of both dry and moist forests. Good views of Thunderhead Mountain and lovely large chestnut oak trees are your companions on this quiet, intimate hike. Soon you will meet the wide, old roadbed that is Schoolhouse Gap Trail. Descend gradually on this trail until you reach Laurel Creek Road. Here you will cross and begin an ascent up Bote Mountain Trail until it intersects with West Prong Trail. Descend on West Prong until you reach the river and lovely backcountry campsite #18. After leaving the river you will ascend the flanks of Fodderstack Mountain for one mile before beginning the gentle descent to the finish point. Never difficult, this is a great walk in the woods. West Prong Trail features beautiful wildflowers and ends right here at Tremont a great conclusion to your week. This hike features rolling terrain, climbing a total of 900 feet over 2.6 miles and descending a total of 1,400 feet over 5.3 miles.

2 9:15 Departure Abrams Falls, easy-moderate, 5 miles This yo-yo hike begins at the far western end of the historic Cades Cove farming community. The trail undulates for 2.5 miles, including over four footlogs, until it reaches the falls. The highest rise (200 feet) is Arbutus Ridge. An excellent opportunity for photographs, Abrams Falls plunges 25 feet with a width of 35 feet. The largest falls in the park, it empties into a pool of dark green water nearly 100 feet in length. In addition to the falls, this hike presents one of the lowest elevation trails in the Park. The return trip follows the same route. Total elevation gain: 400 feet over 2.5 miles. Total elevation loss: ditto. Tuesday, April 10 AM 6:30 Breakfast for Mt. Cammerer hikers & pack sack lunch Mt. Cammerer Fire Tower, strenuous, 11 miles This historic stone fire tower, modeled after fire towers in Yosemite National Park, was built in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps. Constructed out of native timber and stone, the tower fell into disrepair in the 1970s. With the help of the Appalachian Trail Conference and Friends of the Smokies, it was rehabilitated in We will begin our hike on Low Gap Trail, out of Cosby campground, which is a short but steep hike to the Appalachian Trail. Once reaching Low Gap, we will venture on towards the fire tower, hiking on the Appalachian Trail for 2.1 miles. Mt. Cammerer Trail leads us to our destination. The views from the fire tower are well worth the effort to reach the top. Total elevation gain: 2,800 feet in 5.5 miles. Total elevation loss: ditto. 9:00 Departure: Jakes Creek & Panther Creek, moderate, 8.3 miles This one-way hike begins in Elkmont along a tributary of the East Prong of the Little River and ends near Tremont along the headwaters of the Middle Prong of the Little River. We will follow Jakes Creek Trail on a steady uphill climb for 3.7 miles with a few steep stretches till we reach Jakes Gap located on the shoulder of Blanket Mountain. Along the way keep your eyes open for the smooth graybark trunks of Fraser magnolias, one of four deciduous magnolias that grow in the park. From the Jakes Gap intersection we will descent into Panther Creek. Due to several creek crossings carrying an old pair of tennis shoes in your pack is highly recommended. At last we will reach Lynn Camp Prong, our final creek crossing, and then follow Middle Prong Trail till we reach the van where Lynn Camp and Thunderhead Prongs come together to form the Middle Prong. Total elevation gain: 1,800 feet over 3.3 miles. Total elevation loss: 2,200 feet over 4.6 miles.

3 Huskey Gap, easy-moderate, 6.5 miles This hike begins off Newfound Gap Road, ascending the eastern flank of Sugarland Mountain through beautiful rich woodlands. While never particularly steep, the first couple miles nevertheless climb steadily uphill. However, after reaching Huskey Gap the rest of hike is downhill. The final 2.4 miles follows along the Little River through a beautiful second-growth forest. This section is as flat as it gets in the mountains and offers a wonderful opportunity to meander alongside a beautiful river until you reach trail s end in Elkmont. Total elevation gain: 1,300 feet in 2 miles. Total elevation loss: 1,000 feet over 4.5 miles. Wednesday, April 11 AM 6:00 Breakfast for Le Conte Group & pack sack lunch 6:30 Departure: Mt. Le Conte: Boulevard/Alum Cave, strenuous, 13 miles Mount Le Conte, elevation 6593 feet, is the third highest peak in the park. Climbing it is a traditional trip for many enthusiastic hikers but to make it up and back in a day is very strenuous for those unaccustomed to hiking. The hike starts on the Appalachian Trail at Newfound Gap and makes a steady, gradual climb through Canadian-zone forest with good views. The Boulevard Trail follows a narrow ridge with steep forested slopes on both sides. The final ascent is very steep. Alum Cave Trail is downhill but fairly strenuous. The upper portion includes a narrow cleft across a steep open slope with cables for hand-holds. The lower portion includes Alum Cave Bluff and Arch Rock. Fascinating geological features, great views, rhododendron groves, and a beautiful creek make for a hike full of discoveries. The A.T./Boulevard approach climbs a total of 2,400 feet over 6.5 miles, and includes descending a total of 800 feet over 1.3 miles. Total elevation loss on Alum Cave Trail: 2,800 feet over 5.5 miles. 8:45 Departure: Road Prong/Chimney Tops, moderate, miles This high country excursion begins at Newfound Gap where President Roosevelt dedicated the national park in After a somewhat steep one-mile climb on the Appalachian Trail we arrive at Indian Gap, a strategic access point guarded by Confederate soldiers during the Civil War. From there we ll follow Road Prong Trail, a historic toll road used in the 19 th century, until we reach the intersection with the Chimney Tops Trail. While this stretch of trail is almost all downhill, it is rocky and often wet, as the trail and creek in places become one and the same. This beautiful hike takes us through incredible forest-type diversity including Spruce-Fir, Beech Gap, Northern Hardwood and Cove Hardwood. Salamander diversity is significant, and we can expect to also see a wide variety of plant species, waterfalls and more. For those who wish, a side excursion may be made on a quite steep 1.1 stretch of trail to Chimney Tops.

4 9:00 Departure: Total elevation gain: 500 feet over 1 mile. Total elevation loss: 1,700 feet over 4 miles. (Add 1,000 feet gain and loss for Chimney Tops.) Andrews Bald, easy-moderate, 3.6 miles This beautiful high-country walk is more accessible by trail compared to any other bald in the park. The descent is easy but somewhat rocky, and slippery when it's raining. The first mile is downhill, then the way becomes level along a saddle with some uphill. The spruce-fir forest here is characteristic at this foot elevation. The grassy bald (a treeless area below treeline) offers views of National Forests in surrounding states. Coming back is a steady climb. If time and interest allows, we will hike one additional mile to and from Clingmans Dome observation tower, highest point in the park. Total elevation loss: 1,000 feet over 1.8 miles. Total elevation gain: ditto. Thursday, April 12 AM 6:30 Breakfast for Brushy Mountain group & pack sack lunch Brushy Mountain, strenuous, 11.5 miles This hike begins on Trillium Gap Trail which leads through a majestic oldgrowth forest. The way is muddy in places due to llamas that carry supplies to Mt. LeConte Lodge. The journey is worth it however, for after hiking three miles you ll reach Grotto Falls. Later on, at roughly the halfway mark, you ll reach Trillium Gap where an eroded and rocky spur trail leads along the spine of Brushy Mountains through a rhododendron tunnel. Brushy Mountain is a heath bald with thick shrubs blocking many views, though spotting Mt. LeConte to the south is no trouble at all. The second half of the hike descends Brushy Mountain Trail through more old growth forest, and eventually passes through Porters Flat where a collection of three 19 th century buildings stand, including a cantilever barn. One mile later we reach journey s end. Total elevation gain: 2,900 feet in 5.6 miles. Total elevation loss: 3,100 feet over 5.9 miles. 9:00 Departure: Spruce Flats/Lumber Ridge, moderate, 8 miles Spruce Flats/Lumber Ridge, moderate, 8 miles. This loop hike begins and ends on our campus. The first mile ushers us to Spruce Flats Falls, a 40-foot sparkling gem of the Smokies. This stretch has some narrow and steep sections and at times requires careful footing. We will pass by the Greenbrier Fault twice during this part of the hike and see other evidence of the geological forces that formed these mountains. Beyond the falls we ll follow an unmaintained trail once used as a railroad bed. Now grown over with rhododendrons, it requires ducking over or scrambling over fallen trees in places. Rock-hopping is necessary in several places while crossing Spruce Flats Branch. The remainder of the hike follows Lumber Ridge Trail through a second growth hardwood

5 forest. It is mostly downhill from here with an occasional view able to be glimpsed through the trees. Total elevation gain: 1,500 feet over 5 miles. Total elevation loss: 1,500 feet over 3 miles. Porters Creek, easy, 2 to 4.3 miles This ramble will take place along a trail with one of the most spectacular wildflower displays in the park or anywhere in the eastern U.S. We will begin our hike on an old jeep road that follows the Middle Prong of the Little Pigeon River. Wildflowers and old home sites flank our path. Eventually we will come to a dramatic foot-log spanning the river. Upon crossing it we will enter another world a cover hardwood forest resplendent with flowers and big trees. We ll go as far as Fern Branch Falls before retracing our steps back to the parking lot. Total elevation gain: 550 feet in 1.4 miles. Total elevation loss: ditto. & Final Announcements 7:30 Evening Program Friday, April 13 AM 8:00 Breakfast & Departure Come Back And See Us! GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS INSTITUTE AT TREMONT 9275 Tremont Road, Townsend, TN Phone: Fax: mail@gsmit.org

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