Hey guys,
I’ve been trying to plan a good 4 day hike for Jan 16-19 and can’t really decide with route I want to take. It will be a good friend of mine and his newly acquired gear along with myself and my UL setup. I took a trip with him to Linville Gorge not too long ago and he kept up even in wet and cold conditions. I positive 15 mile days would be no issues whatsoever.
The issue comes in our 4 day time frame we are located in Charleston, SC and don’t want to drive more than 6 hours. I was thinking the foothills trail since I’ve completed it in 4 days already and enjoyed it thoroughly but I don’t know if my partner can push that hard for 4 days. I also was thinking the Art Loeb but it seems like something that would be easily knocked out in two days. Then lastly I just would kind of piece together a route in GSMNP involving alittle AT and side trails to make a loop or good route since I haven’t hiked much there.
I’m open to insight or completely different suggestions for this weekend. Appreciate all the input!
