Hammock Hanger on the Great Eastern Trail

**gumby** · 05-02-2007, 11:30

Originally Posted by angrysparrow

Is there a comprehensive trail list somewhere online? If so, what is the URL? If not, maybe everyone could pull together and make a sticky list with links to trail info...

*That may be beyond the scope of this Forum, though*

If you go to http://americanhiking.org/ They have a very comprehensive list of trails.

**Coffee** · 05-02-2007, 13:56

Originally Posted by Hooch

BD, don't feel alone, it's OK. I just found out about the Mountains-to-Sea Trail in NC a few weeks ago. I'd love to do that one!

I would think twice about that one. I remember reading somewhere on WB that it is a hiking/biking trail. There are parts that only best done by bike and not hiking. Something to look into at least.

**Ewker** · 05-02-2007, 14:14

HE, I think it is more road walking than biking. I know the Cumberland Trail in Tenn is part of it and The Pine Mountain trail in Ky is also part of it. I don't think you can take bikes on them. Taking a road bike would be a pain pushing it up and over the mountains

**Coffee** · 05-02-2007, 14:39

Originally Posted by Ewker

HE, I think it is more road walking than biking. I know the Cumberland Trail in Tenn is part of it and The Pine Mountain trail in Ky is also part of it. I don't think you can take bikes on them. Taking a road bike would be a pain pushing it up and over the mountains

I think I am thinking of a different trail. I thought the Mountain to Sea Trail started at Clingman's Dome in the Smokey's to the Atlantic through NC.

**NCPatrick** · 05-02-2007, 14:55

Is this the one? (image is from: GORP - Thru-Hiker's Guide to America - Mountains-to-Sea Map, Gorp.com)

**Ewker** · 05-02-2007, 15:00

there was at guy at SoRuck who had hiked all of the MTS trail and per the map above it does start at Clingmans Dome. Not sure I would want to ride a bikedown it either. It might be kind of bbbbbuuummmmpppyyyyy

**blackbishop351** · 05-02-2007, 15:41

Almost the entire section East of Boone is on roads, though. I wouldn't want to walk that for sure - it'd be incredibly boring. Part of the MTS actually comes through here (Greensboro) and follows a paved "Greenway." In other words, IMO, the only section actually worth hiking is West of Boone.

**Coffee** · 05-02-2007, 17:31

Originally Posted by blackbishop351

Almost the entire section East of Boone is on roads, though. I wouldn't want to walk that for sure - it'd be incredibly boring. Part of the MTS actually comes through here (Greensboro) and follows a paved "Greenway." In other words, IMO, the only section actually worth hiking is West of Boone.

That's what I ment to say. Part of it hiking and the other part biking.

**Bird Dog** · 05-02-2007, 19:59

Originally Posted by Hooch

BD, don't feel alone, it's OK. I just found out about the Mountains-to-Sea Trail in NC a few weeks ago. I'd love to do that one!

That ones already on the list. Maybe when we retire? By then, my wife will be tired enough of me that she wont care how long Im gone. How cool would it be to be a full time hiker / hammock hanger? BD