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| eliotjg | Coolest hike in the South  | |
| Climbed with family in 2010. So incredibly diverse for a mountain in the South, and I think that Cliff Tops is the most beautiful place in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Got to say I'm glad that there's not a road to the top, because then it would just be a lower version of Clingman's (which is a particularly underwhelming mountain). | |
| Posted Apr 4, 2013 11:59 pm | ||
| cwharringtonlaw | Post Hurricane Snow Date Climbed: Nov 10, 2012 | |
| First hike with my fiance after proposing the day before in Asheville. Took Alum Cave Trail after a hurricane rolled through and dumped snow on the upper half of the mountain. Weather was solid for the hike and the snow made things a little more interesting than they would have otherwise been. | ||
| Posted Mar 15, 2013 10:37 am | ||
| THalky | Alum Caves Date Climbed: May 30, 2012 | |
| This was one of my first real hikes. Great day, met a lot of fun people along the way. From the peak it's worth going out to the two endpoints, adds a mile or so, but not a lot of gain and great views over the actual peak. | |
| Posted Jan 28, 2013 1:28 pm | ||
| OnTheRiverFLA | Great peak, Alum Trail! Date Climbed: May 30, 2012 | |
| I love Mt Leconte. It's the real fun peak to hike in the Nat'l Park. Though it can be crowded, i've hiked it using a couple different trails. This day we took the popular Alum Trail. Great weather again, i'll never complain when in the Smokies.... | |
| Posted Jan 4, 2013 4:15 pm | ||
| mickmeister | Great Training Mountain Date Climbed: Jul 13, 2012 | |
| LeConte is an awesome mountain for training for other climbs. I used it to training for Kilimanjaro and for the rockies. I climbed the Rainbow Falls trail on LeConte 5 straight days on the second week of July as my final test for Kilimanjaro. | |
| Posted Dec 25, 2012 12:22 am | ||
| omegaxx | Alum Cave Trail Date Climbed: Jun 16, 2009 | |
| The rhododendrons along the way were incredible. It was like hiking in an aerial garden. | |
| Posted Dec 11, 2012 1:22 pm | ||
| TiogaBradford | Beautiful Fall Day Date Climbed: Oct 29, 2010 | |
| Great hike via Alum Cave Trail, and one of the best mountains I've climbed in the southeast. Loved it! | |
| Posted Nov 25, 2012 5:53 pm | ||
| climbmn | Great Thanksgiving Day Date Climbed: Nov 22, 2012 | |
| Beautiful Thanksgiving day for this hike. | |
| Posted Nov 25, 2012 11:42 am | ||
| Ruvicha | LeConte Loop Date Climbed: May 29, 2010 | |
| Up the Boulevard Trail, down the Alum Cave Trail. The hike affords spectacular views of the Great Smokies. | |
| Posted Aug 20, 2012 8:09 pm | ||
| CoreyBurba | Alum Cave Trail | |
| Wonderful day hike in the Smoky Mountains! | |
| Posted Jul 30, 2012 9:34 am | ||
| CMStinson | scratching an itch Date Climbed: Jun 19, 2008 | |
| A great hike/climb. See my trip report. | ||
| Posted May 21, 2012 4:54 pm | ||
| buzzdainer | Styx Branch Date Climbed: May 9, 2012 | |
| Bushwhacked up to Myrtle Point via Styx Branch. Some lovely cascades and a fight through thick rhododendrons. | ||
| Posted May 13, 2012 1:57 am | ||
| rasgoat | Fog | |
| Interesting trail tho. | |
| Posted Feb 1, 2012 5:33 pm | ||
| WDW4 | Good Hike Date Climbed: May 1, 2006 | |
| Good hike. | |
| Posted Jan 9, 2012 9:48 am | ||
| jaxcharlie | Training Hike Date Climbed: Aug 30, 2010 | |
| Nice training hike from Rainbow Fall's trailhead. Beautiful Sunny day until we arrived at the top, and then again shortly after we left the top! | |
| Posted Jun 1, 2011 2:35 pm | ||
| mlandau3 | Via The AT And The Boulevard Date Climbed: Jul 5, 2006 | |
| Didn't see a soul once we left the AT | |
| Posted Jan 5, 2011 7:21 pm | ||
| RamblinWreck | Snow shoes? | |
| Hiked up from Alum Cave Bluff with snow still falling, the top had 3+ feet, hiking = post-holing, great and majestic view though | |
| Posted Sep 19, 2010 2:08 am | ||
| CheesySciFi | Wanted to climb for years Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2010 | |
| My first try was on the Trillium Gap Trail in May 2006, when I was forced back by thunderstorms. The rangers told me that current road closures would add about 5 miles to the Trillium Gap hike. So I decided on the Alum Cave Trail. Yesterday was a gorgeous day in the Smokies. It was a great hike to LeConte Lodge and then on to the true summit and Cliff Tops. I hope to stay at the Lodge sometime in the future. | |
| Posted Jul 15, 2010 2:41 pm | ||
| chilkoot | My daughter's first backpacking trip Date Climbed: Jul 2, 2010 | |
| Took my two kids, 8 and 11, up the Alum Cave Trail and spent the night at the shelter. Had the whole place to ourselves except for the deer that kept coming by and ripping up the grass around the shelter all night. My son has done overnights before, but this was my daughter's first and she really loved it. Enjoyed sunset from Cliff Top and sunrise (or lack thereof due to a cloud that settled in overnight) from the overlook on High Top. | |
| Posted Jul 11, 2010 9:16 pm | ||
| mattdalman | 1st snow of '09-'10 season Date Climbed: Oct 18, 2009 | |
| Hiked the Alum Cave route. The snow made for a beautiful day even though there weren't a lot of views. | |
| Posted Oct 20, 2009 11:45 pm | ||
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