TN/NC BMT Work Trip - Heart of Darkness Section 16b

Wednesday, August 13, 2014 - BMTA Work Trip, Section 16b - Round Top to Sledrunner Gap - This work trip, sponsored by section maintainer Kendell Hobson, is to clear the trail from Sledrunner Gap to Round Top in the "Heart of Darkness" along the ridgeline beween TN and NC. We will spot a vehicle along Copper Creek Rd on the NC side then meet at the top of Beaverdam Bald and go in from there with chain saw and brush cutters, sling blades, and loppers. We should be at the TN/NC line on the Tellico River Road about 9 AM, so those who want to meet us there, that would be fine. But let me know you are coming so we have adequate shuttle seats. This section is 2.7 miles long, but the whole trip is longer, about 4 miles. It is about 0.4 miles from Beaverdam Bald down to Sledrunner Gap, and about a mile from Round Top down to where our car will be spotted on Copper Creek Road. For the most part we will be travelling downhill. Contact Rick Harris at HarrisRi@aol.com or 423-253-6358 for questions or to sign up. Or sign up here on Meetup.