ACTIVITY SCHEDULE – Spring 2019 March, April, May, June

Trailwork volunteers meet at 8:30 at the caboose in Damascus unless otherwise indicated. Updates on trail work locations and recreational hike plans are sent out by email to club members a few days prior to these activities. If you don’t get club email, please contact listed hike leader to check on last minute plans – or contact Trail Supervisor, Doug Levin, at mratcinfo@gmail.com or 276-698-2805 for information on trail work or to report trail work needs! Updates are also posted on www.mratc.org/Current Week’s Information and on our Facebook page: Mt. Rogers Appalachian Trail Club.

To participate in any Recreational (fun) hike, email mtrogersatc@gmail.com by the day before the hike, so that you will be notified of any last minute changes or cancellations.

MRATC FRIDAY HIKERS - A moderately paced hiking group.

Hikes are announced mid-week. Contact Judith Foster at jaf@centurylink.net or
 276 623 2408 to join a hike. 

March

1 Deadline for Spring newsletter.

2 Saturday. Trail work.

9 Saturday. Trail work.

16 Saturday. Trail work.

20 Wednesday. Hike in Grayson Highlands State Park on Twin Pinnacle trail, which has great views, from Massie Gap, then up the Rhododendron trail and the AT to Wise Shelter and back on the Seed Orchard trail, about 6 miles. Cars will be left at both ends. Meet at exit 19 Lowes at 9:00 AM to carpool, or possibly at Massie Gap at 10:15. Leader: Anna Sherrill.

23 Saturday. Hike on Allegheny Access: Riverview trail. A possible 6 miles on this little-known gem, a North Carolina State Park for canoeists and walkers near Mouth of Wilson, Va. that includes riverside picnic area, rocky highlands, and early Spring wildflowers. Meet on the roadside of Rte 58/16 in Mouth of Wilson and carpool to the park, a few miles away. Leader: Carol Broderson.

27 Wednesday. Trail work.

30 Saturday. Hike from Bear Tree Recreation Area to Straight Branch via the Beartree, Iron Mountain, and Beech Grove trails. About 8.5 miles. Cars at both ends. Meet at the caboose in Damascus at 9 A.M. or at the pkg area alongside Rt 58 above the Straight Branch Creeper Trail pkg lot at 9:15. Leader: Anne Maio. 

Photo by Matt Heaton on Unsplash