Saturday, January 23, 2016

Pinhoti trail, maps.

The Highpoint Trailhead and the initial climb up to Taylor Ridge.

Taylor Ridge.


Dropping into Mack-White Gap and continuing along Taylor Ridge.



Taylor Ridge dropping down into Hammonds Gap and the beginning of the long road walk. We passed a few farms and saw a coyote cross the road a hundred yards ahead of us. We also saw a dozen or so wild turkeys.


The end of the road hike and the beginning of the hike up Strawberry Mountain. End of day one a half mile or so after we reentered the forest. Day two began and we dropped into the West Amuchee Creek area. We saw deer sign and possible coyote scat along this section of trail. We began another road section here just after the creek crossing.


The end of the road hike here we reentered the woods down to East Armuchee Creek and the climb up Johns Mountain and the summit view, note the non highlited trail to the Keown Falls here we did not follow the highlighted trail until the Furnace Valley area on the next map.


We rejoined the trail at the lower point after hiking by Pilchers Pond. The slog up Fort Mountain began here. Note point 505, the summit with the cairn and the drop into Snake Creek Gap.
I hope you have enjoyed the journey.







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