Scaly Mountain Hike with Free UP included

Scaly Mountain NC Nature Walk & Hill Climb

Length: 7.2 miles 3.6miles each way
Type: backtrack
Difficulty: Moderate Plus
Altitude Change: 1950'+ Less than 600 m
Approximate Altitude Changes
Ascend 840 feet to Osage Mountain Overlook
Ascend 870 feet to Scaly Mountain Trail
Ascend 240 feet to the top of Scaly Mountain
Total Ascent: 1,950 feet

Miles
0.0 turn-around area
0.5 stream crossing
0.7 stream crossing
rocky overhang on right
0.9 turn right on Bartram Trail (yellow blazes)
1.1 rocky overhang on left
1.3 large boulders on left
1.6 Osage Mountain Overlook on highway 106
bear left across highway and ascend steps
1.9 bear right at fork (left goes a few yards to a small waterfall)
2.0 stream crossing
views to southwest
2.4 turn right on old road (remember this turn for the way back)
2.6 - 2.8 intermittent views on the right
2.7 large boulders on each side of the trail
2.8 continue straight (ignoring faint right turn)
water flows down and across the trail
3.0 turn left on Scaly Mountain Trail (yellow blazes continue to the right)
3.4 rock clearing with panoramic views to south and west
3.6 trail ends at rock clearing with views west
backtrack

Blaze: no blaze on West Fork Trail or Scaly Mountain Trail, yellow blaze on Bartram Trail
Main Features: views, streams, small waterfall
Animals: mourning doves, towhees, shrew, ringed-neck snake, eastern box turtle
Location: Nantahala National Forest, North Carolina

Meet at the Seneca Walmart at 9:00am

Gas Gratuity = ((.08/ mile x Miles) (If < 4.00 then Gas Gratuity = 4.00))

If you are coming from the Greenville area and would like to find someone to carpool with
please add a request when you RSVP.

[color=blue]ALWAYS BRING WATER AND SOMETHING TO EAT.

No Pets, Food animals only, and they will only accompany us as far as lunch

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