Mileage: 15 miles
Elevation Gain: 3,500ft
Time: 7.5 hours
This hike was done with a hiking group so no DSLR photography was done so as to keep up with pace. I will post some pictures taken with my phone though.
We started out at Bear Mountain Bridge with a slight uphill climb right in the beginning. We tacked on an extra mile to check out the view at nearby Anthony's nose. It's definitely worth the extra time to check out. I found the terrain was pretty steady with a few up and down hill climbs, but a good amount of steady level hiking. There was only one viewpoint, a small outcropping to the side, along the AT on the second half of the hike. About 6 miles in we stopped at the Appalachian gas station/Deli. It offers many lunch options and other supplies for AT thru-hikers to refuel on. We finished at the trailhead parking lot on Dennytown Road.
Of course, how can on go on the Appalachian trail and not run into a thru-hiker or two? When we finished up at Dennytown, two AT thru-hikers came out shortly after us, completing 25 miles for their day. The two young lads had been on the trails for about 3 months and were going on all the way to Maine. They would be camping out at that parking area for the night. What is nice about that parking area, is that they have a free water source running which is pretty convenient.
Wildlife:
Lots and lots of cicadas!! Their buzzing throughout certain areas of the hike was quite high!
We saw 3 snakes, one of which was quite large.
A frog.
A bear print?
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| Anthony's Nose |
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| Bear print? |
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| Our Route (provided by our hike leader) |
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