Monday, May 25, 2026

Trail Maintenance, Garenflo Gap to Bluff Mountain, Appalachian Trail

Date Distance Time Elevation Gain Average Moving Time Year to Date Miles
5/8/2026 8 miles 7 hours 36 minutes 2,151' 1.7 mph 135.3

Parking: 
  • Garenflo Gap
Map:
  • Gaia GPS app
Directions:
  • Hike from Garenflo Gap to Bluff Mountain on the AT. On the return trip, we walked the woods road instead of the AT back to our car.
Out to do weed whacking. This is always our biggest trail maintenance job of the year. It typically takes 3 long days to complete. Today was our first day. I was able to hike to the summit, the first time in over a year. Yes, my hips did hurt on and off, but I was excited I could do it. We weed whacked on the way down, only getting 0.45 miles done in 3 hours of work. That's pretty typical. Weed whacking the top always takes the longest. We use a swing blade to cut the weeds. An electric trimmer would be nice, but I don't want to hike up 2,150 feet with it. We met a dozen thru hikers on our way up. Krumm loves to join us on trail maintenance days. We'll be back in a week once our bodies recover.

A low priority tree






We need to save this for a later day





Broken step that needs addressing














Another low priority tree








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