Saturday, January 28, 2017

Must do hikes near Greenville Tn. and Hot Springs NC

I get to do a lot of hiking so when I find two in same week that MUST be part of my new Top Ten hikes you know it was a great week.    We met Ned Sanders in Greenville and it only took us 45 minutes to get there from east Knoxville.  Ned has been a president for Greenville hikers and bikers club and was a great host    We traveled another 35 minutes towards Marshall/Hot Springs and then up dirt road to parking lot to hike on AT to black stack cliffs.   You can make it a short hike or longer loop on relocation loop of 4 or 5 miles.  Or you could hike another 17-19 or so and end up in Hot Springs NC.   After our hike we hit the hot tubs in Hot springs and spent two nights at The Magnolia Manor (garden cottage with some in the main Inn)    Day two half of us went to explore Wolf falls and while the original trail head off 25/70 had too much water we drove instead up Upper shut in Road (off 25) and went to the top by a gate and hiked in half mile to intersection then left on old dirt road then found sign to Wolf falls they were awesome.   After another hot tub night we ate a Yummy meal at Magnolia Manor then day three we went to one of our old favorites Laurel River trail up north of Hot springs and it is good for anyone as it is pretty flat but gorgeous water next to the trail and some old artifacts from a logging town named Runion.    We had great group of our Friday Fitness for that hike even tho it started off with some snow we had close to 30 on the hike.  Del Rio/Greenville Tn and Hot springs three areas all close together with great hikes !