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| sprosseda | Crest trail  Date Climbed: Jun 1, 1997 | |
| Passed through on crest trail backpack. Very rugged trail, awesome area! | |
| Posted Oct 6, 2009 7:13 am | ||
| Koonsy | Crest Trail | |
| Another easy peak along the ridge trail. Cross it off the list. | |
| Posted Jul 7, 2009 1:04 am | ||
| peakrat76 | Deep Gap to Cattail Date Climbed: May 29, 2009 | |
| Hiked on the way over to Cattail. Return to Trailhead from summit of Cattail. Nice "out and back" trip. | |
| Posted Jun 2, 2009 4:46 pm | ||
| sarah.simon | Via Deep Gap Trail Date Climbed: May 12, 2009 | |
| We enjoyed this peak - twice, because we went from Mt. Mitchell, down to Cattail Peak, and back. We loved the views, the moisture of the rain forest, the steep trail...all of it was fantastic. And...we saw only ONE person on this trail this entire day...amazing! Partner: Husband. | |
| Posted May 12, 2009 7:26 pm | ||
| cgwalters | misty day Date Climbed: Apr 11, 2009 | |
| Crossed (rain, mist and sleet) on my loop---12 hrs. 1 hr to Horse Rock trail, then up, over to the Bowlen's Creek end of Ridge Crest Trail, turned and went to Mitchell, before coming back to Deep Gap, down most of Colbert's Ridge, and then 'bushwack' to Locust Creek and White Oak Creek. ---From Winter Star, the Mitchell side of the Ridge Crest Trail is always less weather friendly during the winter and early spring. | |
| Posted Apr 12, 2009 1:06 pm | ||
| Florida Frank | Nice ridge hike from Mitchell Date Climbed: Jul 8, 1996 | |
| Enjoyed the day up on the ridge. | |
| Posted Sep 27, 2007 12:50 pm | ||
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| StarMan | Re: deep gap | |
| And I'll dare anyone to say you didn't! | |
| Posted Aug 12, 2007 7:52 pm | ||
| Theonestar | deep gap Date Climbed: Aug 5, 2007 | |
| Starman said I made it... | |
| Posted Aug 10, 2007 10:59 pm | ||
| StarMan | Tough | |
| First climbed in Sept, 2004. | |
| Posted Aug 9, 2007 8:12 pm | ||
| pingzingr | Deep Gap Trail Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2007 | |
| As part of a day trip out to Deep Gap and back from Mt Mitchell parking lot. | |
| Posted Jul 14, 2007 10:37 pm | ||
| Jerry L | Deep Gap Trail Date Climbed: Jul 10, 2007 | |
| Done. | |
| Posted Jul 12, 2007 7:20 am | ||
| NavySeabee | Route Climbed: Black Mountain Crest Trail to Mt. Mitchell, Mt. Craig, Big Tom, Balsams Cone, Cattail Peak and Potato Hill Date Climbed: Mar 10, 2007 | |
| Peak 4 of 6 in my Southern Sixer Six Pack. Check out my trip report on the Mount Mitchell Page. | |
| Posted Mar 12, 2007 2:17 pm | ||
| e-doc | date climbed: TNTC | |
| My favorite peak in the whole Blacks! | |
| Posted Aug 25, 2006 3:37 am | ||
| GAHikerGirl | Another Nice Easy Summit... Date Climbed: Oct 8, 2005 | |
| These are nice and easy along the Summit Trail...until you start heading north beyond Deep Gap...more bushwacking! | |
| Posted Apr 20, 2006 10:00 pm | ||
| TomSellick | Route Climbed: BMCT Date Climbed: September 2003 | |
| Love that trail...good views to the east | |
| Posted Aug 31, 2005 6:40 pm | ||
| Cortez | Route Climbed: Black Mountain Crest Trail Date Climbed: June 4, 2005 | |
| My wife Jennifer and I hiked Balsam Cone early in the summer on our traverse of the Black Mountain Crest Trail which begins at the Mt. Mitchell picnic area. This continuously rolling, steep and slippery trail (especially past Deep Gap) hits 7 named Southern Sixers (Mt. Mitchell, Mt. Craig, Balsam Cone, Cattail Peak/Potato Knob, Winter Star Mountain, Gibbs Mt. & Celo Knob). The views on this were some of the best on the east coast. Late spring & early summer are good times to attempt a traverse of the North Carolina Blacks. The wildflowers at this time are showing their colors, the ferns are unrolling & the Balsam forests are alive with all kinds of wildlife. Also, the brutal heat and humidity that characterize summer in the South usually does not set in, in earnest until mid-June. | |
| Posted Aug 25, 2005 10:21 am | ||
| Tbacon251 | Route Climbed: Deep Gap Date Climbed: 08-20-05 | |
| It was raining and I had no view. Good climb though. | |
| Posted Aug 21, 2005 10:20 pm | ||
| gwave47 | Route Climbed: 19 mile loop, from the Black Mountain Campground up the Mt. Mitchell trail to the summit of Mt. Mitchell, then Deep Gap Trail to Summits of Mt. Craig, Big Tom, Balsams Cone, and Cattails Peak, down Colbert Ridge Trail, hike back through to | |
| The 4th Summit on our trip, Balsams Cone did not have many great views. This is a good hike for peakbaggers, but I wouldn't reccomend it for sightseers. Check out my trip report on the Mt. Mitchell page. | |
| Posted May 31, 2005 5:00 pm | ||
| petersbike | Route Climbed: black mtn crest Date Climbed: 1996 | |
| good hike! | |
| Posted Mar 17, 2005 5:39 pm | ||
| Steve Gruhn | Route Climbed: From Mitchell Date Climbed: March 1988 | |
| Nice walk. | ||
| Posted Jan 26, 2005 11:06 pm | ||
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