The Wanderers is an easy hiking group that targets 3 to 5 miles with less than 500 feet of climb.  This group hikes at a rate of 1 to 2 miles per hour.  Hikes range from the R1 to R5 difficulty level based upon the Pisgah Hikers rating scale.  The group takes breaks on uphill sections of trails to rest, smell the flowers, enjoy the views and take pictures.   

If you are interested in hiking with the Wanderers, please contact 
Hike Leaders: Jay Hinze:          rtbzrh@gmail.com   RSVP
                         Jamie Brown:    jlbrown0910@gmail.com 

Updates:  Updates are posted on the website every Tuesday morning for the next day’s hike.  To receive Updates automatically by email, hikers must subscribe by clicking on the +Follow button at he bottom right hand corner of any webpage and entering their email address.  Otherwise find the Update by selecting the Updates page on the website.  Hikers can Unsubcribe by clicking that button on the top of the Update email they receive.

Default:  Pisgah National Forest Ranger Station/Visitor Center in the side lot near the blue dumpster. 
Alternate Assembly Areas may be selected depending on the location of the hike.  Directions from Brevard to every Assembly Area can be found by clicking this link:  Assembly Areas

 

Departure Time: 9:00.  Please arrive at the assembly area by 8:45 to organize carpools.

Car pooling is practiced but not required.   Driver fees are determined by the distance to the trailhead from the Assembly Area for the hike. 

 

Hikes may be changed or cancelled based upon the weather forecast.

 

 

10/7 DuPont–Wilkie Trail – Quarry Loop
4 mi, 400’cl, R3, $0.00     
Met at the Corn Mill Shoals parking lot 
From the Corn Mill Shoals parking lot we hike Wilkie trail to the Micajah trail to the Rock Quarry trail to the Wilkie trail back to the parking lot.

10/14  Pisgah Ridge – Graveyard Fields – John Rock Overlook
4 mi, 300’cl, R3, $5.00
From the John Rock Overlook on the Parkway we hike the Pisgah Ridge trail to the user trail to Graveyard Fields.  We hike the Graveyard Fields loop trail to the new John Rock Overlook trail back to our cars.

10/21 Beech Bottom Falls – Sassafras Mountain – Graveley Mill Falls
4 mi, 300’cl, R3 $3.00
Meet at the Island Ford Road Takeout on the French Broad River
This is a 3 part easy adventure.  From the trailhead on Van Clayton highway in SC we hike to the Beech Bottom Falls overlook platform.  We retrace our steps to our cars and drive to Sassafras Mountain for a photo shoot at the overlook.  Then we get back in our cars and do an out-and-back hike to Graveley Mill Falls.   Hikers are invited to your leader’s house for refreshments after the hike.

10/28  Bennett Gap – Saddle Gap
2 mi, 200’cl, R4, $2.00
Note Start time:  10:00
This short hike is one of my fall favorites.  From the upper Bennett Gap trailhead on Avery Creek Road, we hike past “Rattlesnake Rock” to Saddle Gap. We hike to the Looking Glass overlook for lunch before returning to our cars. 

11/4  Pisgah Ridge – Looking Glass Rock Overlook       
3 mi, 200’cl, R2, $5.00
From the trailhead on FS816 we hike the Pisgah Ridge trail to its terminus at the MST.  Then we hike back to our shuttle at the Looking Glass Rock overlook.

11/11  Pink Beds – Barnett Branch
3.5 mi, 200’cl, R1, $3.00
From the Pink Beds trailhead on US276 we hike the south side of the Pink Beds loop and turn left on the Barnett Branch trail.  After crossing the boardwalk we meet up with the north side of the Pink Beds loop and return to our cars.

11/18  Table Rock – Carrick Creek Falls – Lakeside Loop
3 mi, 300’cl, R3, $4.00
Meet at Cedar Mountain Community Center
From the Table Rock trailhead in Table Rock State Park, SC we hike the Pinnacle Mountain trail to Carrick Creek Falls.  We retrace our steps and hike the Lakeside trail loop and lunch at the overlook

11/25 Dupont – Cedar Rock
4 mi, 400’cl, R5, $0.00
Meet at the Corn Mill Shoals parking lot
From the Corn Mill Shoals trailhead we hike the Big Rock trail to the Cedar Rock trail to the Little River trail, to the Corn Mill Shoals trail back to our cars.

12/2  Butter Gap – Cedar Rock Falls – Grogan Falls
4 mi, 400’cl, R3, $2.00
From the trailhead at the Fish Hatchery we hike the Cat Gap trail to the Butter Gap trail.  We hike the Butter Gap trail to Grogan Falls for lunch, then return to our cars via the reverse route.

12/9  Whiteside Mountain
2 mi, 500’cl, R4, $6.00
Meet at Savmor
From the Whitside Mountain trailhead near Highlands, we hike the Whiteside Mountain loop enjoying long-range views over the piedmont along the way.

12/16  Camp High Rocks
3 mi, 500’cl, R3, $0.00
Meet at Cedar Mountain
From Camp High Rocks we hike past the “high rocks” to the Rich Mountain summit where we will enjoy long-range views of Whiteside Mountain.  We retrace our steps back to our cars.  We will celebrate the holidays by stopping for lunch together at the Cedar Mountain Outpost.

 

12/23  To Be Announced

 

12/30 To Be Announced

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Camp High Rocks