Wolf Ford - Slate Rock FITNESS hike, 12.3mi, 2,200ft

Pretzel loop ( https://www.alltrails.com/explore/map/map-july-27-2025-85d6e9c ). Trailhead is on Yellow Gap Road near the Wolf Ford Horse Camp entrance. Park on Yellow Gap Road; do not block access to horse camp. All told, we will hike the Pilot Rock, Slate Rock Creek, Pilot Cove Creek trails, as well as a stretch of Yellow Gap Road. We'll lunch on Slate Rock.

CARPOOL: meet at West Asheville Cracker Barrel, 5 Crowel Road at 8:00am. Please let the hike leader know if you intend to meet there; otherwise we assume you will meet us at the trailhead.

Dogs welcome, but bring a leash.

If you sign up and change your mind, change your RSVP to "not attending" to free up your reservation.

Any rain cancellation will be made by 6:30am.

PACE: All fitness hikes have a brisk steady pace, adjusting for trail conditions, and regrouping as needed. These hikes are specifically for conditioned hikers. We aim for a pace of 3 mph. Please be sure of your hiking ability -- large elevation gain at speed -- before signing on.

HIKE LEVELS are based on the total elevation gain for each hike while distances vary as described. Lower level hikes focus on endurance conditioning and higher-level hikes add increasing cardio challenges. This one is level 7.
Hike Level (1) Up to 600 feet of elevation gain. Level (2) 600'- 900'; Level (3) 900' - 1200'; Level (4) 1200' - 1500'; Level (5) 1,500' - 1,800'; Level (6) 1,800' - 2,100'; Level (7) 2,100' - 2,400'; Level (8) 2,400' - 2700'; Level (9) 2700' - 3000' Level (10) 3000' - 4000'; ULTIMATE HIKES are hikes > 4,000' elevation gain; We post 3-4 of these hike challenges a year.

Release of Liability:
The organizer of this trip is a volunteer and not a professional guide. The function of the organizer is only to organize this trip. If you sign up or participate in this event you acknowledge that you freely and voluntarily agree to assume all risks of injuries, illnesses, and damages arising from, as a result of, and associated with this event. In addition, you acknowledge that you agree to the Meetup terms: https://www.meetup.com/terms