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This Meetup group will give us a chance to meet and hike with our fellow hikers from Nashville and Chattanooga as we will do a lot of hiking in the Cumberland Plateau and Cumberland Mountains which are between Knoxville, Nashville and Chattanooga. Most of these hikes will be long day trips but are very awarding hikes.
We will also do hikes in the Smoky Mountains as well as longer hikes that involve overnights. These hikes are from anywhere from from Red River gorge to the Rocky Mountains or anywhere there are good hikes that the group would like to hike.
We will try to plan to go to different National Parks across the country on hiking trips.
In addition to hiking we will be open to all kinds of outdoor activities from kayaking, biking, horseback riding, sitting around a fire, camping, caving, having a picnic, listening to live music outside, rock climbing or pretty much anything that is outdoors. We may also have some social activities as well such as dinners or other activities that will help us all get to know each other.
We are always looking for people who are will to host meetups and I am always willing to help you organize your first few meetup events so let me know if you would like to be an Event Organizer
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Get your sleeping bag and tent ready- Let's backpack in Elkmont.
Below is the link to book a backcountry site for campsite #20. Everyone will be placed on the waitlist until he/she has confirmed a backcountry site purchase. It is each hiker's responsibility to purchase the $8 backcountry site for #20.
https://smokiespermits.nps.gov/
This is a backpacking trip in the Tremont/Elkmont area to King Branch, campsite 20. The total milage for the hike is 10.1 with about 1,300 feet of elevation gain. The trail rolls up and down with the ridge, so expect a couple of hills during the hike. The elevation gain is based on the information in the Little Brown Book.
We will meet at noon at Elkmont in either the Little River parking lot or the Jakes Creek parking lot in front of Daisy Town. From there, the group will carpool over to Tremont to begin the hike at Lumber Ridge (4.1). The hike follows Lumber Ridge to the junction at Meigs Mountain. From there, the group will hike about 4 miles on Megis Mountain to the King Banch campsite (campsite 20).
The hike will finish Thursday morning by hiking about 2 miles out to Elkmont. The best part is we might get lucky and see some firefly activity after dark.
