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DC UL Backpacking hosts an average of 80 backpacking events each year, specializing in high-mileage, lightweight backpacking trips throughout the Mid-Atlantic region and beyond. Our membership structure helps backpackers gain or enhance their outdoor skills. In general, our trips are quite challenging but you’ll find a wealth of experienced backpackers who are eager to share advice. Visit our website (www.dculbackpacking.com) to learn more about our group and our membership and trip ranks, and to read our FAQs.
Our goal: To cultivate a community of independent outdoorsmen and women who want nothing more than to have a fulfilling backcountry experience–to wake early, to walk far, and to travel light.
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VMO: Three Ridges, Priest, Spy Rock (32 miles)
Vienna Metro North Parking Lot, Vienna Metro Station, Vienna, VA, USRose and I are both training for various hikes coming up, so we need to get some good miles and vertical gain in. If you want to suffer with us, please join! The plan is to meet on the later side at Vienna Metro North at 6:30pm on Friday and drive to The Priest Wilderness Parking Area. We will camp near the cars and then hike the Three Ridges loop and then up the Priest for the second night. Conditional on weather not being too crazy, we will hit Spy Rock and then hike down. I am making this trip VMO due to the total elevation gain of >10k feet, but I'll approve members if I've hiked with you before. Splits will be ~19/13.
Here's the planned route on CalTopo: https://caltopo.com/m/3PA1V18#
Here is the parking location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/5Zv3xUweA1vWJo219
Waiver: By RSVPing to this trip or any other DC UL trip, you agree to these guidelines and to DC UL's waiver liability terms (https://dculbackpacking.com/about/liability-waiver/)
COVID-19 policy: https://dculbackpacking.com/about/covid-19-guidelines/Dues: Members and above, don't forget to pay your annual dues. You can check if you need to pay dues by seeing if the current year is listed next to your name in your DC UL profile. To pay your dues via PayPal, use this link: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/JenniferAdach/15 ($10 annual dues plus a $5 suggested donation to City Kids Wilderness Project.)
Carpool: As per our carpool policy, riders should pay drivers $0.10/mile. I'm anticipating this will be around $30 for riders.
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VMO: AT Pearisburg to Daleville (93 miles)
Vienna Metro (North Parking Lot), 9490 Virginia Center Blvd, Vienna, VA, USThe Baconator is thru hiking the AT this year, so I figured I would join him for a segment of trail that I haven't section hiked yet. Due to various car break-ins on US-211, I think it makes sense to repeat the highlights of the triple crown and go all of the way to Daleville instead of trying my luck on US-211.
The logistics are to drive down near Daleville on Wednesday night and catch a shuttle to Pearisburg. Steve is currently passing through Damascus, so we have reasonable confidence in the start date.
Tentative splits:
4/9 Dry tentsite at mile 651.5, 14 miles
4/10 Another dry tentsite at mile 666, 14.5 mi
4/11 Sarver Hollow Shelter (might be dry), 16.6 mi
4/12 Pickle Branch Shelter, 16.1
4/13 Pig Farm Campsite, 16.9
4/14 15mi back to the car at Daleville.Driving: I'm planning on using a commercial shuttle if I can get one. I have a car that I can drive to Daleville. Due to the length of the trip, we can't leave cars at a metro station.
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Trailhead: TBD Pearisburg, VA
Map: Appalachian Trail Map (arcgis.com)----------------THE IMPORTANT WARNINGS-------------------
- As per our carpool policy, riders should plan to pay drivers $0.10/mile along with their share of the shuttle cost.
Dues -- Members and above, don't forget to pay your annual dues if you haven't yet. If you don't see the current year listed next to your name in your DC UL profile, please pay via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/JenniferAdach/15 ($10 annual dues plus a $5 suggested donation to City Kids Wilderness Project.) Applicants do not need to pay dues.
By participating in this or any DCUL activity, you agree and abide by our Liability Waiver (https://dculbackpacking.wordpress.com/about/liability-waiver/) and Terms of Use (https://dculbackpacking.wordpress.com/about/terms-of-use/).3 attendees
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