Friday, October 15, 2021

Carolina Mountain Club - 100 Favorite Trails Challenge

The 100 Favorite Trails Challenge is based off of a map called 100 Favorite Trails of the Smokies and the Carolina Blue Ridge. All the trails are to be hiked after October 1, 2020 to qualify. 

  1. Abrams Falls from Cades Cove (3 hour drive) - 5 miles, 800'
  2. Rich Mountain Loop in Cades Cove (3 hour drive) - 8.5 miles, 2,400'
  3. Gregory Bald from Cades Cove (3 hour drive) - 11 miles, 3,100'
  4. Twentymile Loop - 8 miles, 1,400'
  5. AT/Lost Cove/Lakeshore Loop - 11.6 miles, 3,600'
  6. Joyce Kilmer Loop 2/21/2022
  7. AT: Cheoah Bald from Stecoah Gap - 11 miles, 3,200'
  8. AT: Wayah Bald from Wilson Lick Ranger Station 8/28/2022
  9. Yellow Mountain - 12.9 miles, 3,100'
  10. Glen Falls-Highlands 11/3/2021 Lynn only, 11/26/2022
  11. Sunset Rock-Highlands 11/3/2021 Lynn only, 11/26/2022
  12. Whiteside Mountain 11/3/2021 Lynn only, 11/26/2022
  13. Horsepasture River Waterfalls 11/6/2021 Lynn only, 1/15/2023
  14. Panthertown Valley Loop-East 10/5/2022
  15. Pinnacle Park to the Pinnacle - 8 miles, 2,800'
  16. Oconaluftee River Trail 11/17/2021
  17. Mingus Creek and Cemeteries 11/17/2021
  18. Deep Creek Waterfalls Loop 12/1/2021
  19. Lakeshore Loop from the Tunnel 3/19/2022
  20. Andrews Bald 9/21/2023
  21. Silers Bald 4/22/2022
  22. Chimney Tops - 3.5 miles, 1,600' 
  23. Mt. Le Conte via Alum Cave 8/13/2022 - 8/14/2022 (Lynn only)
  24. Walker Sisters Home from Metcalf Bottoms 12/15/2021
  25. Porters Creek Trail 2/29/2924
  26. Ramsey Cascades - 8 miles, 2,500'
  27. Charlies Bunion from Newfound Gap 5/29/2022
  28. Smokemont Loop 9/17/2022
  29. Mt. Cammerer from Davenport Gap 5/31/2022 (Lynn only)
  30. Big Creek to Walnut Bottom 8/27/2022
  31. Mt. Sterling via Baxter Creek Trail -12.4 miles, 4,200'
  32. Little Cataloochee Trail to Cook Cabin and the Church 11/24/2021
  33. Woody House in Cataloochee 7/6/2022
  34. Boogerman Loop (has deep unbridged stream crossing, do in summer, clockwise) - 8 miles, 1,200'
  35. Rough Fork/Caldwell Fork/Big Fork Ridge Loop 12/8/2021
  36. Cataloochee Divide to Purchase Knob 11/23/2022
  37. Hemphill Bald from Polls Gap (check parkway closures) - 9.8 miles, 2,000'
  38. MST: Woodfin Cascades to Waterrock Knob - 10.4 miles, 2,300'
  39. AT: Max Patch Loop 4/27/2021
  40. AT: Lemon Gap to Max Patch 4/27/2021 and 4/30/2021
  41. AT: Lovers Leap Loop 1/15/2022
  42. AT: Tanyard Gap to Rich Mountain Fire Tower 9/20/2021 (Lynn only), 1/5/2022
  43. Laurel River Trail 9/26/2021 (Lynn only) 12/4/2021
  44. Hickory Fork to Camp Creek Bald 9/18/2022
  45. Rocky Fork State Park 11/9/2022
  46. AT: Big Bald from Sam's Gap - 13 miles, 3,400'
  47. Cold Mountain 5/18/2022
  48. Mount Pisgah 10/27/2021 (Lynn only), 10/29/2022
  49. Shining Rock from Black Balsam - 9.7 miles, 1,600'
  50. Black Balsam/Tennent Mountain Loop 11/6/2022
  51. Sam Knob Loop 12/10/2022
  52. Graveyard Fields Loop 7/27/2022
  53. Sam Knob/Devils Courthouse 6/23/2022
  54. Shuck Falls via Daniel Ridge - 9.9 miles, 1,900'
  55. Daniel Ridge Loop 7/4/2022
  56. Looking Glass Rock 4/28/2021
  57. Pilot Mountain Loop 1/18/2023
  58. Butter Gap/Long Branch Loop - 10 miles, 1,900'
  59. Butter Gap/Cat Gap Loop 8/5/2022
  60. Bracken Mountain/Brushy Creek 12/25/2022 (Lynn only)  1/21/2022
  61. John Rock Loop 6/11/2022
  62. Coontree Loop 1/23/2022
  63. Twin Falls Loop 11/7/2021 (Lynn only) - 6 miles, 1,000'
  64. Cantrell Lodge from Turkey Pen 11/19/2022
  65. Avery Creek/Twin Falls Loop - 9.5 miles, 2000'
  66. Club Gap to Clawhammer Mountain 12/4/2022
  67. Pink Beds Loop 6/26/2021
  68. DuPont State Forest: Bridal Veil Falls 10/31/2021 (Lynn only), 6/5/2022
  69. DuPont State Forest: Three Falls Loop 2/23/2022
  70. Carl Sandburg Home Loop 10/9/2021 (Lynn only),  3/13/2022
  71. Green River Game Land Loop 1/26/2022
  72. Green River Cove to Pullman Creek Trail 3/6/2022
  73. Coffee Pot Loop 12/12/2021
  74. Hard Times/Bent Creek Loop 4/13/2022
  75. MST/Lake Powhatan Loop 2/13/2022
  76. Florence Preserve 12/5/2021
  77. High Windy 3/30/2022
  78. Folk Art Center to Lunch Rocks 4/26/2021
  79. Catawba Falls 6/26/2021 (Lynn only), 12/29/2021
  80. Kitsuma Peak via Youngs Ridge 2/19/2022
  81. Lookout Rock Loop 5/15/2022
  82. Graybeard Mountain 9/24/2022
  83. Rattlesnake Lodge from Bull Gap/Ox Creek 8/21/2021
  84. Craggy Gardens 6/30/2021
  85. Balsam Gap to Graybeard Overlook 3/26/2022 replacement hike
  86. Little Butt/Big Butt from Balsam Gap - 6 miles, 2,000'
  87. Mt. Mitchell Loop 6/6/2022
  88. Mt. Mitchell and Commissary Ridge 6/12/2022
  89. Green Knob Tower from Black Mountain Campground 5/4/2022
  90. Crabtree Falls 8/14/2021
  91. Shortoff Mountain from Wolfpit Road 11/22/2021, 10/8/2022
  92. Table Rock and the Chimneys  8/3/2022 
  93. Linville Gorge-Hawksbill Mountain 8/3/2022
  94. Linville Falls 7/2/2021, 8/3/2022
  95. Tanawha Trail-Linn Cove to Rough Ridge 7/2/2022, 9/23/2023
  96. Boone Fork Loop 10/23/2021 (Lynn only), 12/11/2022
  97. Grandfather Profile Trail 11/2/2022
  98. Grandfather Trail - 4.8 miles, 2,100'
  99. AT: Hump Mountain from Roaring Creek 6/29/2022
  100. AT: Grassy Ridge from Carvers Gap 9/24/2021 (Lynn only) 9/26/2022 (Glen only)

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