2010 APPALACHIAN TRAIL CIRCLE EXPEDITION

Daily Schedule

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Day

Date

Miles

Destination

Comments

1

S  5/1

4.2V

Springer Mt- Three Forks; USFS #58

Approach Day (meet 2pm);SPRINGER MT. (6pm) FIRST CIRCLE

2

Su 5/2

16.6V

Woody Gap; GA Rt. 60

3

M  5/3

17.7V

Hog Pen Gap; GA Rt. 348

4

T   5/4

13.7V

Unicoi Gap; GA Rt. 75

5

W 5/5

16.4V

Dicks Creek Gap; US Rt. 76

Town stop in Hiawassee, GA

6

R  5/6

15.9V

Deep Gap; USFS #71

7

F  5/7

21.0V

Rock Gap; Standing Indian CG Rd.

8

S  5/8

14.0V

WAYAH BALD; USFS #69                                                    

SECOND CIRCLE  (sunrise on 5/9)

9

Su 5/9

17.5V

Nantahala River; US Rt. 19/74

First pick-up    Wesser, NC    28713

10

M  5/10

14.3V

Stecoah Gap; NC Rt. 143

11

T  5/11

15.8V

Fontana Dam

12

W 5/12

23.0

Derrick Knob shelter; GSNP

First challenge day; 2-day backpack; early start recommended

13

R  5/13

19.0V

Newfound Gap;  GSNP; US Rt. 441

10.6 miles w/backpack;8.4 miles day hike; Town stop-Gatlinburg, TN

14

F  5/14

15.7

Tri-Corner Knob shelter; GSNP

2-day backpack

15

S  5/15

18.3V

Waterville School Rd.; exit off I-40

First 15.6 miles w/backpack; last 2.7 miles day hike; Hostel

16

Su 5/16

12.8V

Max Patch Rd; NC Rt. 1182

MAX PATCH SUMMIT – THIRD CIRCLE (sunset)

17

M 5/17

20.6V

Hot Springs, NC; US Rt. 25/70

Second pick-up    Hot Springs, NC   28743

18

T  5/18

14.9V

Allen Gap;  NC Rt. 208, TN Rt. 70

19

W 5/19

20.8V

Rector Laurel Rd.; off of NC Rt. 212

20

R  5/20

21.3V

Spivey Gap; US Rt. 19W

21

F  5/21

21.8V

Beauty Spot; USFS #230

22

S  5/22

22.5V

Carvers Gap; TN Rt. 143, NC Rt. 26

Challenging ROUND  BALD – FOURTH CIRCLE (sunrise on 5/23)

23

Su 5/23

13.7V

US Rt. 19E

Lees-McRae College

24

M 5/24

23.8V

Dennis Cove;  USFS #50

Mail pick-up only   Hampton, TN 37658; 

25

T  5/25

13.1V

Watauga Dam Rd.

26

W 5/26

22.8V

Low Gap;  US Rt. 421

27

R  5/27

14.9V

Damascus, VA; US Rt. 58

Fourth pick-up    Damascus, VA 24236; Town stop

28

F  5/28

5.6V

US Rt. 58 at Straight Branch

Stay in Damascus for second night; One-half rest day in Damascus

29

S  5/29

18.2V

Elk Garden; VA Rt. 600

30

Su 5/30

16.9V

Fox Creek; VA Rt. 603

31

M 5/31

23.1V

Mt. Rogers NRA HQ; VA Rt. 16

32

T  6/1

23.3V

VA Rt. 42

LINDAMOOD SCHOOL – FIFTH CIRCLE (late morning)

33

W 6/2

17.4V

Garden Mountain; VA Rt. 623

34

R  6/3

16.5V

Kimberling Creek; VA Rt. 612

35

F  6/4

18.2V

VA Rt. 606

Trents Store at end of day

36

S  6/5

26.2V

New River Bridge; US Rt. 460

Fifth pick-up   Pearisburg, VA 24134;  town stop

37

Su 6/6     

6.8

Rice Field shelter

One-half rest day in Pearisburg; 6.8 mile backpack

38

M 6/7   

20.0V

Salt Sulphur Turnpike; VA Rt. 613

14.7 mile backpack; 5.3 mile day hike

39

T 6/8

25.5V

Craig Creek Valley; VA Rt. 621

40

W 6/9

21.2V

VA Rt. 311

41

R  6/10

19.8V

Land of Neon; US Rt. 220, I-81

Mail pick-up only   Troutville, VA 24175;  Town stop

42

F  6/11

21.7V

Bearwallow Gap; VA Rt. 43

43

S  6/12

20.4V

Thunder Hill shelter; BRP mile #76.3

44

Su 6/13

15.3V

James River; US Rt. 501; VA Rt. 130

45

M 6/14

21.7V

Long Mt. Wayside;  US Rt. 60

Seventh pick-up     Big Island, VA 24526

46

T 6/15

25.7V

Tye River; VA Rt. 56

COLD MT –  SIXTH CIRCLE (at sunrise)

47

W 6/16

15.3V

Dripping Rock; BRP mile #9.6

48

R  6/17

14.6V

Rockfish Gap; US Rt. 250, I-64

Mail pick-up only    Waynesboro, VA 22980;  Town stop

49

F  6/18

20.2(v)

Blackrock Hut; SNP; SD mile #87.2

50

S  6/19

21.4(v)

Hightop Hut; SNP; SD mile #68.6

51

Su 6/20

22.0V

Fishers Gap; SNP; SD mile #49.3

52

M 6/21

19.4V

Beahms Gap; SNP; SD mile #28.5

T  6/22

23.1V

VA Rt. 602

W 6/23

9.6V

VA Rt. 55

Ninth pick-up        Linden, VA 22642;       DC day/movies

R 6/24

19.7V

VA Rt. 605

F 6/25

20.5V

Keys Gap; WV Rt. 9

S 6/26

23.9V

Dahlgren Backpack CG; US Rt. 40A

Su 6/27

23.6V

Pen-Mar Road

M 6/28

17.8V

Caledonia State Park; US Rt. 30

T 6/29

20.0V

Pine Grove Furnace SP; PA Rt. 233

W 6/30

27.4V

US Rt. 11

Motel

R 7/1

19.0V

Susquehanna River;  US Rt. 22/322

Tenth pick-up      Duncannon, PA 17020

F  7/2

23.7(v)

Yellow Springs Village site

Last 6.4 miles backpack

S  7/3

22.5V

501 Shelter; PA Rt. 501

First 9.2 miles backpack

Su 7/4

23.9V

Port Clinton, PA; PA Rt. 61

M 7/5

15.7V

Eckville Shelter;Hawk Mountain Rd.

Fun afternoon/evening  (movies)

T 7/6

12.7V

Blue Mountain Summit; PA Rt.309

Fun afternoon/evening  (Dorney Park)

W 7/7

19.5V

Little Gap

R 7/8

24.0V

Fox Gap; PA Rt. 191

F 7/9

  7.0V     

Delaware Water Gap; PA Rt. 611

Eleventh pick-up  Delaware Water Gap, PA 18327

S 7/10

17.8V

Blue Mountain Lakes Rd.

Su 7/11

19.6V

Deckertown Turnpike

M 7/12

14.1V

Lott Rd.; Unionville NY

beach/pizza party/jukebox

T 7/13

17.5V

Warwick, Turnpike

Drive-in movies

W 7/14

13.7V

Lakes Rd.

R 7/15

14.0V

Arden Valley Rd.

F 7/16

19.5V

Old West Point Rd./Graymoor

S 7/17

18.8V

RPH Shelter; Hortontown Rd.

Su 7/18

19.9V

Hurds Corners Rd.

Twelfth pick-up   Pawling, NY 12564

M 7/19

10.9V

BULLS BRIDGE

SEVENTH CIRCLE (around noon)

T 7/20

19.2V

CT Rt. 4

W 7/21

22.5V

CT Rt. 41

R 7/22

16.9V

Jug End Rd. (Curtiss Rd.)

Falcon Ridge Folk Festival (FRFF)

F 7/23

25.0V    

Tyringham Main Rd.

FRFF

S 7/24

18.1V

Pittsfield Rd. (Washington Mt. Rd.)

FRFF

Su 7/25

18.5V      

Church hostel; Cheshire, MA

FRFF

M 7/26

14.5V

MA Rt. 2

Thirteenth pick-up   Williamstown, MA 01267; Town stop

T 7/27

18.5V

VT Rt. 9

W 7/28

22.7V

Stratton-Arlington Road

R 7/29

17.7V

VT Rt. 11/30

F 7/30

17.6V

Danby-Landgrove Rd.; USFS #10

S 7/31

14.6V

VT Rt. 103

Su 8/1

20.7V

Gifford Woods SP; VT Rt. 100

M 8/2

20.5V

VT Rt. 12

T 8/3

22.8V

Dartmouth College

Fourteenth pick-up   Hanover, NH 03755;   Town stop

W 8/4

 0.0V

Rest Day – Hanover, NH

R 8/5

19.6V

Lyme-Dorchester Road

F 8/6

18.8V

NH Rt. 25C

S 8/7

14.5V

Kinsman Notch; NH Rt. 112

MT.MOOSILAUKE – EIGHTH CIRCLE (weather permitting)

Su 8/8

16.6V

Franconia Notch; US Rt. 3, I-93

M 8/9

10.3

Garfield Ridge Campsite

2-day backpack

T 8/10

17.5V

Crawford Notch; US Rt. 302

W 8/11

12.7V

Mt. Washington (auto road)

R 8/12

13.4V

Pinkham Notch; NH Rt. 16

F 8/13

21.1V

US Rt. 2

3rd Challenge Day; Fifteenth pick-up  Gorham, NH 03581 Town stop

S 8/14

 9.6         

Dream Lake

3-day backpack

Su 8/15

11.9       

Full Goose Shelter

NH/ME STATE LINE – NINTH CIRCLE (early afternoon)

M 8/16

 9.7V

Grafton Notch; ME Rt. 26

Mahoosuc Notch

T 8/17

10.6V

East B Hill Road

W 8/18

10.2V

Black Brook: South Arm Rd.

R 8/19

13.5V

ME Rt. 17

F 8/20

13.1V

MR Rt. 4

Sixteenth pick-up      Rangeley, ME 04970

S 8/21

15.4V

Logging Road

Su 8/22

16.8V

ME Rt. 27

M 8/23

16.9V

Flagstaff Lake; Bog Brook Road

T 8/24

16.2V

Pierce Pond Logging Road

W 8/25

15.5V

Moxie Pond (south end)

R 8/26

24.8V

ME Rt. 15

Seventeenth (and last) pick-up     Monson, ME  04464  Town stop

F 8/27

 0.0V

Rest Day – Monson, ME

S 8/28

14.6V

Long Pond Stream logging road

Su 829

15.8V

Logging Road; Pleasant River

M 8/30

14.8V

West Branch Ponds Road

T 8/31

13.8V

Jo-Mary Road

W 9/1

17.6

Nahmakanta Lake beach

R 9/2

10.3v

Rainbow Lake (west end)

F 9/3

13.7V

ABOL STREAM

TENTH CIRCLE

S 9/4

18.2V

KATAHDIN!!  FINISH 8-9am

THOREAU SPRING–ELEVENTH CIRCLE; TWELTFH CIRCLE

Su 9/5

Bad weather day if  9/4 is awful