Garenflo Gap to Bluff Mtn on AT
Hike Number: 66
Area Location: Appalachian Trail
Trailhead Location: Garenflo Gap
Trailend Location: same
Hike Type: Loop
Hiking Distance (miles): 8.5
Difficulty: Moderate
Elevation Range: 2,450 / 4,650
Total Elevation Gain: 2,400
Total Elevation Descent: 2,400
Route Map: \Hiking\Maps\0066.pdf
Route Profile: .\Hiking\Profiles\0066.pdf
Download GPX track: .\Hiking\Download\0066.gpx
Trail Description: Follow AT south from Garenflo Gap to summit of Bluff Mtn, then continue south on AT for a quarter mile then bushwhack down by the spring that begins West Fork Shut-In Creek and hike on sections of old AT and then back to the cars with the last mile being on a closed Forest Service Road passing by an old homeplace with an old tobacco barn.
Topos: Lemon Gap
Flower Season: April-May
DriveHead: Westgate Shopping Center
2nd Meeting Place: *None*
Driving Distance(Miles-RT): 80
Driving Directions: I-26 W to US 25/70 W through Hot Springs, then left onto NC 209, and right onto Garenflo Gap Road.
Hike History: A0802