[at-l] first visit to Max Patch

[wb4pan@mindspring.com (Charles Davidson)]

hey,

=09In 1982 Woodelf and I came through the same area doing a 300 miler. The =
trail was on that little gravel road you saw at the bottom of the mountain.=
 Seems like  it was about 6 miles of gravel road walk and thats real bliste=
r material. I walked that section again this year and really could apprecia=
te the trail up on the bald.

chase

manzana wrote:
>
> I hiked to Max Patch this weekend. I really did not expect much... a
> bald mountain? Big deal! It is on the NC/Tenn line about 20 miles east
> of the Smokies. I was really impressed, however. The North Carolina
> Atlas/ Gazeteer calls it "the crown jewel of the Appalachian Trail". It
> is well worth the hike or ride to see. It is basically a huge rock dome
> which is regularly mowed so it is covered by a nice lawn of grass. It is
> moreless spherically shaped, so hikers above or below you tend to
> disappear behind the radius of the mountain. And the views at the top
> are nothing short of spectacular. You can drive to it from I40 up Cold
> Creek road, near exit 7 in North Carolina. It is an 8 mile drive on
> gravel. Nice weekend hike! It reminded me of Enchanted Rock in Texas or
> Stone Mountain in Atlanta covered with grass.
>
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