Get on Trail w/ Missy & Friends Hikes
                             
Oct 1st Old Sugarlands Trail  4 mile easy hike on historic trail with many CCC artifax to see along the way.  Option to add mile to graveyard (Rocky Top Tours providing bus from Sugarlands to Motor Nature Trail start)

Oct 8th Andrews Bald  5 miles moderate hike with great vistas on clear days.  It is a hike from Clingmans Dome on Forney Ridge Trail

Oct 15th Rich Mountain Loop of 8 miles moderate to hard  Begins at the beginning of Cades Cove loop and climbs up to ridge on Rich Mountain then back to Cove. 

Oct 22 The Swag to Hemphill Bald.   The Swag Bed and Breakfast will allow us to start from their back porch on Chattahoochee Divide trail to Hemphill Bald and back.  6-8 miles (or option longer loop of 15)

Oct 29th Abrams Creek Campground to Abrams Falls and back.  Difficult due to the 10 mile length.  Little Bottoms trail to Abrams Falls Trail & back.

  ** option to drive to Fontana afterwards and spend the night and hike next morning up to Shuckstack Tower on AT**

 Every hiker will receive a 2008 fall/ 2009 spring booklet with hikes and maps included.
 
Hiking is strenuous so make sure you are in good physical shape and check with Doctor before hiking or signing up for Fall hikes.
                        
All money raised benefits Friends of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park.  We have Covenant Health staff nurses, and GSMNP rangers/volunteers leading the hikes along with Missy Kane.  

Bring your lunch/water and extra poncho.  Hiking boots recommended and some like hiking poles for balance.

Make sure you have been exercising regularly before attempting hikes which are more strenuous than normal walks.

Carpooling is suggested to save parking spaces and gas.