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Grayson Highlands Loop

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Jun 27, 2021 at 10:46 am #3720242

Benjamin S
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@bhill3369

Companion forum thread to: Grayson Highlands Loop

Great 1-2 night fall weather hike in the Appalachians. Living on the east coast I mainly hike sections of the AT and trails around the blue ridge par

Jun 30, 2021 at 8:22 am #3720644

Brett A
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@bulldogd

Just read your post. Sounds like a fantastic trip! Ranks right up there with Roan Highlands as my favorite stretch on the Southern half of the AT. We were so fortunate to do both sections in beautiful weather. Not a lot of thru hikers when we passed through either. I would have loved to witness that food bag retrieval!!!

Jun 30, 2021 at 10:09 am #3720665

Ben C
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@alexdrewreed
Locale: Kentucky

Thanks for sharing. We went out there in May. I’ve hiked it in January too. It’s beautiful in any season.

Jun 30, 2021 at 1:31 pm #3720682

Luke Schmidt
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@cameron
Locale: Alaska

Nice report. I loved Grayson Highlands when I lived in Virginia.

Jul 7, 2021 at 5:41 pm #3721250

Benjamin S
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@bhill3369

Thanks Brett! I love the Roan Highlands section myself. I live in western NC so I do that section at least twice a year from Carver’s Gap to 19E. I’ve hit that section in rain, snow, and awesome weather. Still in my top 3 as well. After doing the Grayson Highlands loop that we did it definitely went to the top of my rankings as well with Roan Highlands.

Jul 7, 2021 at 5:44 pm #3721251

Benjamin S
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@bhill3369

Thanks Ben, I agree any season there would be worth the trip in my opinion as well.

Thanks Luke, if I lived closer I would go more frequently but it’s not too far for me to return either so I will be going back for sure.

Jul 7, 2021 at 6:07 pm #3721274

Brett A
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@bulldogd

I live in western NC so I do that section at least twice a year from Carver’s Gap to 19E.

TOTALLY…NOT…FAIR! I would love to do both in winter. Clear weather though. I’m a wimp

Jul 7, 2021 at 6:26 pm #3721276

Benjamin S
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@bhill3369

There’s quite a bit of snow there at times very nice looking.

Jul 7, 2021 at 6:26 pm #3721277

Benjamin S
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@bhill3369

Jul 7, 2021 at 6:27 pm #3721278

Benjamin S
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@bhill3369

Jul 7, 2021 at 6:33 pm #3721279

Brett A
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@bulldogd

Beautiful!!!

Jul 7, 2021 at 7:25 pm #3721283

dirtbag
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@dirtbaghiker

Awesome time!! Thanks for sharing. Your food bag incident? That is exactly one of the few reasons I stopped hanging my food and carry an Ursack. That must have been pretty wild having wild ponies visit you in camp during the night!!!!

Jul 7, 2021 at 7:34 pm #3721285

Benjamin S
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@bhill3369

Thanks! It was a great trip. I may end up having to use ursacks going forward if it happens again. We were lucky it wasn’t any higher than it was. Yeah the ponies sounded like some wild animals shredding something but happy to see them vs something with shredding capabilities…

Jul 7, 2021 at 8:43 pm #3721306

Brett A
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@bulldogd

Considering the trouble with bear encounters they’ve had in the past at Grayson, I’m surprised they haven’t started requiring canisters in areas where boxes aren’t available. I didn’t notice any electric fences in place when we passed through on the AT in 2019. Did I miss them or were they not in place yet?
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