- Meeting place: Wal Mart parking lot on Woodruff Rd.
- Meeting time: 8:00am
- Return time: no later than 6:00pm
- Destination: Sam’s Knob/Black Balsam, in the Pisgah National Forest (and possibly some smaller trails for folks who are up to it)
Details:
- The drive is almost 2 hours to the hike. The hike from the parking lot to the field where we will eat lunch is about a 20 minute hike max. (easy)
- (There will be restrooms about a 10 minute walk/hike from where we will be eating lunch)
- The hike from the field to the top of Sam's Knob is about 45 minutes at a walking pace. (moderate)
- Once we reach the top of the mountain there is plenty of room for people to have fun, enjoy the view and explore.
- If there are some individuals that are unable to hike Sam's knob we may be able to split the group and have one group stay in the field or head to the creek.
- From there, we will be hiking from the field down to a creek (about 20 minutes) to play around and cool off. This is of course after we come back down the mountain as there is only one trail up the mountain. (easy)
- We should have no problem getting back at 1800.
Items needed for each individual:
Items indicated by an * are optional but we should have at least 1 for every 5 people
- Hiking boots or shoes with strong ankle support (no crocs or open-toe shoes)
- Day pack (school backpack is fine)
- First-aid kit (can be in a ziploc bag: band-aids, antiseptic wipes or bottled) *
- 32 oz water bottle (can be 2 16 oz bottles if they want)
- rain jacket (can just be a large black trash bag if you don't have one)
- Matches *
- Packed Lunch
- Snacks (optional) such as granola bars, raisins & peanuts, apple, etc.
- Camera (optional)
- Pocket knife (optional)
If you have not RSVP to Jessica, please do so ASAP.
