All Day  Saturday & Sunday

SUNDAY NO. A1002-691 Apr. 4
Upper Whitewater Falls – Round Mtn. Gap 9:00 AM
Hike 8, Drive 120, 1400 ft. ascent, Rated B-B
Marcia Bromberg, 828-505-0471, mwbromberg@yahoo.com
WC100 This new CMC hike will follow the Foothills Trail west from the Upper Whitewater Falls parking lot (small parking fee) to Round Mtn. Gap, then follow the Round Mtn. trail back to the waterfall overlook. From here we will take the Foothills Trail east, crossing the Whitewater River bridge and then turning uphill on a spur trail to the Bad Creek parking area. Short car shuttle. Second meeting place: Pisgah Forest Bi-Lo at 9:35 AM. Topos: Cashier, Reid; also NatGeo map #785

SATURDAY NO. A1001-680 April 10 - Makeup hike due to cancellation of Feb. 27 hike - Note: No meeting at Westgate
Lost Cove in Tennessee 8:30 AM at Rose's
Hike 8, Drive 90, 2200 ft. ascent, Rated B-AA
Les and Catherine Love, 828-658-1489, lesrlove@charter.net
On this new CMC hike, we’ll explore the old settlement near the banks of the Nolichucky River that still has three houses standing and old cars in the yard. Optional supper at Farmer’s Daughter in Chuckey. 1st meeting place: Rose’s in Weaverville(Exit 19B off I-26) at 8:30. 2nd meeting place - Price's Creek Store near intersection of 19 & 19W at 8:50.  Topos: Huntdale, Chestoa; also NatGeo map #78 We will still go to the Farmer's Daughter in Chuckey, TN (about a 30 min. drive from the trailhead) for supper, only for those who want to.

SATURDAY NO. A1002-053 Apr. 10
East Fork Pigeon River 10:00 AM
Hike 7.5, Drive 74, 1200 ft. ascent, Rated B-B
Barbara Morgan, 828-738-3395, bcmorg@hughes.net
P400 Wilderness area, limit 10, so contact leader for reservation. A stroll along one of WNC's most beautiful streams, the East Fork of the Pigeon River. We will ascend to Dark Prong for lunch and then return. Second meeting place: Big East parking area on US 276, north of BRP at 10:45 AM Topo: Shining Rock; also NatGeo map #780

SUNDAY NO. A1002-201 Apr. 11
MST: NC 80 over Woods Mtn. to Woodland Park *8:00 AM
Hike 12, Drive 85, 2600 ft. ascent, Rated A-AA
Don Gardner, 828-754-4067, gardog3@bellsouth.net
*Form carpools at Westgate, and meet leader at Little Siena Restaurant at intersection of US 70 and NC 80 at 8:30 AM. We will hike a little-traveled and scenic section of the MST over Woods Mtn. and on to US 221,with seldom-seen views of the Blacks and Mt. Mitchell. Long descent. Car shuttle. Topos: Celo, Little Switzerland

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Half Day Sunday

HALF-DAY NO. H1002-685 Apr. 4
North Slope Loop Trail *12:30 PM
Hike 4.5, Drive 65, Rated C-C
Nonmembers, call leader, Lucy Prim, 828-693-6580, 32lucette@gmail.com
P400 *Form carpools at Westgate, and meet hike leader at Pisgah Ranger Station, US 276 at 1:15 PM. A short pleasant hike starts at the Pisgah Ranger Station, goes up the North Slope Ridge, and back along the Davidson River.

HALF-DAY NO. H1002-675 Apr. 11
Jones Gap S.P. – Rainbow Falls *12:30 PM
Hike 4.6, Drive 120, 1200 ft ascent, Rated C-B
Nonmembers, call leader, Sawako Jager, 828-687-2547, baiko70@aol.com
P400 *Form carpools at Westgate, and meet leader at Cracker Barrel, I-26 exit 53 at 1:00 PM. We will follow the Jones Gap trail along the Middle Saluda River then follow the Rainbow Falls Trail uphill to beautiful Rainbow Falls. Return the same way.

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All Day Wednesday

WEDNESDAY NO. W1002-652 April 7
Devil Fork Gap to Rocky Fork Rd. *9:00 AM
Hike 7, Drive 80, 1300 ft. ascent, Rated B-B
Don Walton, 828-654-9904, donwalton@bellsouth.net
*Be prepared for possible wet stream crossings. This hike ventures into the new Rocky Fork Tract purchase of 10,000 acres near Flag Pond, TN. The first three miles of this hike is on the AT to Flint Gap Shelter and on to Flint Gap and the entry into the Rocky Fork Tract. This route is also the path of a surprise attack on an Indian Camp in the early 1800’s. Car shuttle. Topo: Flag Pond

WEDNESDAY NO. W1002-694 Apr. 14
Mackey Creek Trail *8:00 AM
Hike 8, Drive 75, 1000 ft. ascent, Rated B-B
Joanne Tulip, 828-299-3495, tulipinnc@aol.com and Tommie Boston, 828-686-5029, tambee2@aol.com
*Form carpools at Westgate, and meet leaders at Ingles parking lot off Exit 64 of I-40 at 8:20 AM. From the Curtis Creek Road we descend steeply to Mackey Creek on a rough non-maintained trail. Hiking poles are recommended. Water shoes are also recommended for the several creek crossings. From the creek we ascend steeply on the Connector Trail to Lead Mine Gap. A two mile descent on the Hickory Branch Trail takes us to our cars at Curtis Creek campground. Short car shuttle. Topo: Old Fort

Email your hike reports to Dave Wetmore.The deadline for reports is 9:00 p.m. on the Tuesdays before an eNews comes out. Reports for Wednesday hikes during the eNews publication week will appear in the following eNews--The Editor.

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All-day hikes submitted by Bruce Bente 692-0116, bbente@bellsouth.net . Driving distance is round-trip from Asheville. All Saturday and Sunday hikes assemble at Westgate Shopping Center near I-240 UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.

Half Day hikes submitted by Lucy Prim 828-693-6580 lucette32@mchsi.com.

Wednesday Hikes are submitted by Charlie Ferguson, 828-398-0213 ccf108@gmail.com and Ann Gleason, 828-859-9387, gleason.ann@gmail.com .

The meeting place for each hike will be designated by the hike leader and appears in the hike description. Driving mileage is round trip, based on the first designated meeting place. Meet at Westgate unless otherwise noted.