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| DrewWilkerson | Mount mitchell trail Date Climbed: Mar 19, 2013 | |
| With Jessie. Fun, cold hike. | |
| Posted Mar 19, 2013 10:18 pm | ||
| atavist | NC  Date Climbed: Jan 11, 2013 | |
| Eighth HP on a 3 week road trip thru 17 states. Got locked behind the gate after sunset. Nice enjoyable hike up the old route from the ranger office. | |
| Posted Feb 18, 2013 4:25 pm | ||
| THalky | #5 - Beautiful Collection of Peaks Date Climbed: May 28, 2012 | |
| Hiked to the top then decided to go along the Black ridge to the next couple of peaks. That additional detour was well worth it. Some great views with less people than Mitchell proper. | |
| Posted Jan 28, 2013 1:26 pm | ||
| xbaghat | twenty-nine Date Climbed: Sep 7, 2009 | |
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| Posted Jan 20, 2013 10:53 am | ||
| OnTheRiverFLA | Loved Mitchell, State HP #5 Date Climbed: May 28, 2012 | |
| We took the Mitchell Trail up, no driving allowed to the summit, cmon guys! Memorial weekend, beautiful day, and sweet drive up from Asheville to the trailhead. Also hit Mt Craig, and Big Tom too.... | |
| Posted Jan 4, 2013 3:23 pm | ||
| Catamount | Biked the Summit Road Date Climbed: Apr 4, 2004 | |
| Had planned to hike the Mount Mitchell Trail but a crappy weather forecast forced me to condense my southern highpointing plans. Biked about 4.5 miles to the top from the beginning of the summit road. Second of three HPs for the day and #18 overall. | |
| Posted Dec 12, 2012 12:46 am | ||
| utclimber | Mount Mitchell Trail Date Climbed: Sep 9, 2012 | |
| Nice hike. | ||
| Posted Dec 9, 2012 9:09 pm | ||
| marilou | Blue Ridge Parkway Closed - Accessible Only From The North Date Climbed: Nov 24, 2012 | |
| Part of Thanksgiving Long Weekend high pointing trip on 7 Southern States: AL, TN, GA, SC, NC, FL, MS. However, Blue Ridge Parkway from Asheville was closed, so never made it. Will have to come back for Mt. Mitchell. | |
| Posted Nov 30, 2012 4:22 pm | ||
| funnyfarm | Too bad about the fog Date Climbed: Oct 26, 2012 | |
| Great day except at the top. Lots of fog. Combined this with Clingman's Dome | |
| Posted Oct 27, 2012 5:30 pm | ||
| mtnfire2469 | With Craig, BigTom, Balsam & Cattail Date Climbed: May 12, 2009 | |
| Several great mountains today. Sarah and I really enjoyed the views | |
| Posted Oct 10, 2012 10:30 am | ||
| kevinsa | Mt. Mitchell Date Climbed: Jun 1, 2012 | |
| Unfortunately, no views to be had this day. | |
| Posted Sep 15, 2012 5:55 pm | ||
| chadbw | Twelfth HP Date Climbed: Aug 23, 2012 | |
| We took the Old Mitchell Trail after a thunderstorm had gone on all night. The trail was fairly steep and super muddy, which made for a lot of fun. We enjoyed the hike immensely. When we got to the top we enjoyed funny looks from those who had driven to the top who couldn't understand why we were so muddy. Most of them would glance at us a few times, then break down and ask us how we had gotten so muddy just walking from our car. It was pretty funny. | |
| Posted Aug 29, 2012 1:06 pm | ||
| huskertriguy | Socked in with fog & rain Date Climbed: Aug 19, 2012 | |
| Third in a bid through the "Southern Six-Pack." Not much to report. My original intention was to hike up Colbert Ridge, past Deep Gap & Big Tom -- but the bummer weather and developing blisters on my feet prompted me to take an easier, shorter route. I went with Long Arm Ridge. The hike was a bit disappointing & frustrating due to total lack of views & rain. And the blisters went further in spite of all my preventive medicine (apparently too little, too late). Still, I'm glad I went. Popular summit for the driving crowd. SHP #26 | |
| Posted Aug 21, 2012 8:19 pm | ||
| Outdooraholic | #20 Date Climbed: Aug 12, 2012 | |
| My 20th state highpoint. It was also #4 of 4 in the same day! | |
| Posted Aug 12, 2012 11:20 pm | ||
| Joel Hopper | Great hike Date Climbed: Aug 11, 2012 | |
| Black Mountain to Mt Mitchell then on to Mount Craig - 6647', Big Tom - 6580', Balsam Cone 6596', and Cattail Peak 6584'. About a 16 mile day. It was muddy and cloudy, but not cold. | |
| Posted Aug 12, 2012 8:51 am | ||
| NickyP | HP #3 Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2012 | |
| Another cloudy summit, but the fun is just getting there. | |
| Posted Jul 15, 2012 7:54 am | ||
| PaulRomano | State HP #10 Date Climbed: Apr 13, 2012 | |
| Took the Mount Mitchell Trail from Black Mountain Campground in clear, sunny weather. Encountered very few people along the whole trail. Great scenery from the top, but nothing too inspiring below that. | |
| Posted May 30, 2012 4:18 am | ||
| mountainhare | Old Mitchell Trail Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2008 | |
| Parked at the main office and hiked the Old Mitchell Trail - much more enjoyable than just driving the last two miles to the summit. A good hike and satisfying meal at the park restaurant! | |
| Posted May 24, 2012 1:42 pm | ||
| FactorJN | Great day Date Climbed: May 7, 2012 | |
| Long drive down the Blue Ridge Parkway to get here.... extremely foggy, but we were luck to have the fog lift as we neared the summit. | |
| Posted May 18, 2012 1:19 am | ||
| Musisca | Cloudy day. Date Climbed: May 21, 2010 | |
| My wife and I climbed up this one together. It is technically very easy, but it is a long grueling way up. There is little to see along the way and you don't get much of a view until the peak. We unfortunately summitted on a day when it was very overcast, so we weren't well rewarded. It isn't quite the same to summit a peak that has an asphault road that people can actually use to drive to the top. I would encourage trying to hit this on a sunny day. Many more beautiful hikes in NC, but this is definitely a check mark for those hitting highest points. | ||
| Posted Feb 12, 2012 2:33 pm | ||
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