Leisure Hike: Craggy Pinnacle and Craggy Gardens
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Hike 3.0, 750 ft. ascent
Les and Catherine Love will be leading this popular, two-part hike. First, we’ll drive to the Craggy Pinnacle parking lot at MM 364 for a 1.6-mile roundtrip hike to the overlook. From there, we’ll drive back to the Craggy Gardens Visitor Center and Overlook and hike a 1.4-mile roundtrip loop through Craggy Gardens on the MST and Craggy Gardens trails. Hopefully it’s a clear day with beautiful photo opportunities. Be sure to bring a jacket or sweatshirt for this higher-elevation hike.
CMC Meetup is sponsored by, but is separate from, the Carolina Mountain Club (CMC). You do not have to be a member of CMC to sign up for this hike, but if you are not a member you should think about joining. It’s a terrific all-volunteer organization that not only sponsors lots of hikes but engages in a significant amount of trail maintenance throughout Western North Carolina. Just follow the prompts from this link https://carolinamtnclub.org/enrollments/ or explore our webpage at https://www.carolinamountainclub.org/
If you sign up for the hike and then find that your plans have changed, please take the time to remove yourself from the hike to open a space for someone else (and so that we don’t unnecessarily wait for you at the meeting place).