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Post by mountaindreamer on Sept 14, 2016 13:26:06 GMT -8
What is this trail like from lakeshore to AT?
Thanks
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Post by Swerve on Sept 14, 2016 15:22:40 GMT -8
Lots of stream crossings. You will get wet, so be prepared. It is uphill all the way, so be prepared for that as well.
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Post by bacpacer on Sept 17, 2016 6:41:07 GMT -8
benzenering is correct. I think there are around 20 crossings from campsite 96 to the top and these are thigh deep on some at normal levels so be prepared. It is a very beautiful valley though and a favorite of mine. It is no easier coming down than it is going up. Enjoy
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Post by kevinumberger on Sept 17, 2016 17:29:37 GMT -8
ill piggyback with what the others had to say.....
while it is uphill the entire way----from CS 90 up to CS 97 is not much of a climb, but one has to deal with the water crossings.....
a take off your boot or get them wet kinda water crossing....
theres one last major crossing right after 97, and a few minor ones, but thats when the brunt of the uphill begins....
thats a good pull....
lots of history, and an interesting part of the Park.....
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Post by Swerve on Sept 19, 2016 11:28:18 GMT -8
I hiked the Eagle Creek trail DOWN from the AT forming a loop hike from Fontana in May years ago. I dutifully removed my shoes and socks for the first few stream crossings. After that, I got over it and plunged in...I would have been there half the night if I had gone shoeless in every stream crossing! There are quite a few crossings, the most I've ever seen on a Smokies trail (I haven't walked the entire park yet). Like the others mentioned, a few of the crossings are quite deep. According to your other post about ticks it sounds like you are planning your hike in November. Those streams are going to be darned cold by then, and you risk snow on top of that. You could make it work but you'd have to be careful of hypothermia, of course.
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Post by mountaindreamer on Oct 2, 2016 6:16:44 GMT -8
Thanks guys I'll try another loop.
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