[at-l] Seeking section hike advice: Mt. Rogers area

[Cutter]

Thanks to all who offered suggestions. The consensus was to take the SB
route and I agree. I'll let you know how it goes next month.

Cutter
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On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 4:08 PM, Cutter <cutter78 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm pulling together a plan for a small group of Boy Scouts, ages 14-19,
> plus a couple of adults. We'll be hiking for a five-day, four-night section
> hike of the AT in the Mt. Rogers area in early July.
> That area has been selected because we'll use Beartree group camp in
> Jefferson NF as a base camp with our other scouts.
> My group should be able to easily do at least 50 miles in the allotted
> time. It doesn't matter if we go north or south, so long as we wind up at or
> near Beartree.
>
> Looking at the map, one possible way to go is southbound, starting perhaps
> at Settler's Museum or the Mt. Rogers headquarters. This route takes us
> through Mt. Rogers.
>
> From the other direction, we could start in the Lake Watauga area and head
> north through Damascus to end near Beartree.
>
> Though I've hiked in Grayson Highlands and Mt. Rogers, I've not been on the
> AT sections on either end, so I'm seeking any thoughts/suggestions for this
> hike.
>
> Cutter
> http://twitter.com/cutter
>
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