Easy Peasy MST

This portion of the MST, heavily damaged by Helene, opened about 2 months ago. We'll start at the parking lot at Fresh Market, Hendersonville Rd., take the spur trail, which is a little tricky, to MST, and head west to the bridge at Dingle Creek, which is our turn around. The trail has been immaculately restored to it previous condition. Also, sections that were heavily forested with a dense upper canopy are now amazingly opened to the sky.

This is not a difficult hike, and we'll hike at a slow pace, between 2.0 and 2.5 mph. Out and back is about 5 miles. Expect to spend 2.5 to 3.0 hours hiking on the trail.