Woody Gap to Blood Mountain - Tue, Aug 26 2025

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Woody Gap to Blood Mountain

The Basics:

Event Type:

Hike

Event Location:

Woody Gap

Date(s) & Time:

Tue, Aug 26 2025 9:00 am >> Tue, Aug 26 2025 4:30 pm (Carpool Departure: 7:30 am *log in for location*)

Registration Opens:

Fri, Aug 15 2025 7:00 pm

Registration Cut Off:

Mon, Aug 25 2025 7:37 pm

Event Duration:

7 Hours 30 Minutes

Difficulty Rating:

D6: Advanced

Distance:

17 Miles

Pace:

Moderate

Trip Leader(s):

RonnyJ (Call me Ron)

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Member Cost:

None

Participant Info:

Who's Invited:

Members Only, 21 And Older Only

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Number Registered So Far:

12 / 4 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)

Are Dogs Permitted:

Yes

Itinerary:

Join me on a Wednesday hike on Tuesday!

It has been a while since I was atop Blood Mountain. Let's take the long way to Blood and earn a D6 too.

We start at Woody Gap, where plenty of parking and odiferous pit toilets welcome us. Up Big Cedar Mountain to Preachers Rock we go. After a brief stop at the top, we continue on the undulating trail to Blood. We will continue until we make the numbers for a D6 and then backtrack to the top of Blood for lunch. It will be mostly a downhill trek after lunch as we retrace our steps, at a quick pace, to get back to our cars.

Recent D6/High D5 experience is required to join the fun.

Explore Appalachian Trail: Woody Gap to Neel Gap | AllTrails

Required Items to Bring:

Water

Food

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Blood pudding

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How to Get There:

Event Directions:

We will meet at the Woody Gap parking area.

Click here for trailhead location

Carpool to Event Distance (round trip):

115Mile(s)

Carpool Departure Time:

7:30 am

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Carpool Cost:

Estimated cost per vehicle for this event is $46.00 using a reimbursement rate guideline of $0.400 per mile. The total amount should be divided by the number of people in the vehicle, including the driver. This is a guideline, not a rule, for drivers but the cost should not be higher unless there are extenuating circumstances.

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