MLK Hike - GA Pinhoti Trail - Snake Creek Gap over Horn Mountain to Pilchers Pond and back

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MLK Hike - GA Pinhoti Trail - Snake Creek Gap over Horn Mountain to Pilchers Pond and back

The Basics:

Event Type:

Hike

Event Location:

Near Resaca GA in Walker County

Date(s) & Time:

Mon, Jan 20 2014 8:00 am >> Mon, Jan 20 2014 4:00 pm (Carpool Departure: 8:00 am *log in for location*)

Registration Opens:

Tue, Jan 14 2014 2:11 pm

Registration Cut Off:

Mon, Jan 20 2014 6:00 am

Event Duration:

8 Hours

Difficulty Rating:

D4: Moderate to Difficult

Distance:

10 Miles

Pace:

Moderate

Trip Leader(s):

Gary Hubert

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Member Cost:

None

Participant Info:

Who's Invited:

Members Only, 21 And Older Only

Maximum Group Size:

Minimum Group Size:

Number Registered So Far:

16 / 0 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)

Are Dogs Permitted:

Yes

Itinerary:

This is a ten -mile, medium difficulty, in-and-out hike. It is just a little over an hour's drive up 75 from the park and ride.

The Pinhoti Trail is a long trail that connects the base of the Appalachians in Alabama with the Benton McKaye Trail in the Cohuttas in Georgia, or at least it will if it is ever all connected up. There are long sections of it complete in Georgia. We will be hiking a section of that.

We start at Snake Creek Gap and ascend to the ridgeline of Horn Mountain. We walk along the ridgeline for a couple of miles. We will have some good views here. The we gradually descend down the other side of the ridge toward our destination, Pilchers Pond.

After our lunch beside the pond, we will return the way we came. A lot of this hike is level ground, and the two ascents we will make are gradual. Though much of the forest is pine, we will still have good winter views.

Thank you John Weatherman for previously leading this AOC hike and providing good information included in this write-up!

Required Items to Bring:

Lunch
Water
Dress in layers
Rain gear if rain possible

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How to Get There:

Event Directions:

Get on I75-North. Go 49 miles to exit 320. Make pit stop at Flying J truck stop on the right. Go left on GA 136 out of truck stop. Go about eight miles to Pinhoti parking lot on the right. There should be a sign there.

Carpool to Event Distance (round trip):

116Mile(s)

Carpool Departure Time:

8:00 am

Carpool Location:

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Carpool Cost:

Estimated cost per vehicle for this event is $46.40 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.

Notes:

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