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• Grinding the Grindstone - CANCELLED (Duplicate hike on this day)

  • When
    12/21/2024
  •  
    8:30 AM
  • Location
    Pilot Mountain

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  Type of Outing: Hike
  When: SAT 12/21/2024 8:30 AM
  Signup Deadline: 12/20/2024 5:00 pm
  Leader: Joan Heiss
  Distance: 7.1 miles
  Difficulty: R-22, Moderate
  Elevation Gain: 1,500 ft.
  Description: Please join me at the Pilot Mountain visitor center at 8:30 a.m. for an out and back on the Grindstone Trail. We will hike the Grindstone Trail going counterclockwise to the base of the summit and connect back to the Grindstone via the Ledge Springs Trail. This trail is perfect if you are looking for a peaceful walk through nature and obviously will include some elevation gain on the front end. We will plan for a snack at the picnic tables at the summit base before completing our return back. Poles might be helpful on the Ledge Springs portion.
  Required Gear: Hiking poles suggested
  
  

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• Pilot Mountain Winter Solstice

  • When
    12/21/2024
  •  
    9:00 AM

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  Type of Outing: Hike
  When: SAT 12/21/2024 9:00 AM
  Signup Deadline: 12/20/2024 5:00 pm
  Leader: Lynne Mitchell
  Distance: 11 miles
  Difficulty: R-30, Strenuous
  Elevation Gain: 1,900 ft.
  Description: Join me on a Winter Solstice hike at Pilot Mountain. The hike will start and end at the Corridor Parking Lot and include Grassy Ridge, Grindstone, Pinnacle and Mountain trails. 11 miles, 1,900 ft elevation gain. R-30
  
  

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• Thursday Night Walk

  • When
    12/26/2024
  •  
    6:30 PM

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  Type of Outing: Walk
  When: THU 12/26/2024 6:30 PM
  Signup Deadline: 12/25/2024 5:00 pm
  Leader: Carol Parks
  Difficulty: Easy
  Description: Thursday Night Walkers will meet every Thursday evening in the parking lot between Qdoba Mexican Grill and Chuck E Cheese at Friendly Shopping Center at 6:30 pm for a moderate walk. The group will have rotating leaders. The leaders are Carol Parks, John Hanson, Barbara Hanson and Joe Regan. The group will be going to dinner after the walk. If there is bad weather, the walk will be cancelled but we will still go to dinner. Call Carol Parks at 336-908-6502 if you have questions or email: mchamleync@gmail.com.
  
  

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• Stone Mountain Waterfalls Tour

  • When
    12/28/2024
  •  
    9:00 AM
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  Type of Outing: Hike
  When: SAT 12/28/2024 9:00 AM
  Signup Deadline: 12/27/2024 5:00 pm
  Leader: C.T. Finney
  Distance: 10.2 miles
  Difficulty: R-29, Moderate
  Elevation Gain: 1,939 ft.
  Description: Come away with me to my cradle of humble origin! Within the embrace of the Blue Ridge Mountains, I plan to lead a hike at Stone Mountain State Park. Our journey will begin at the summit of Stone Mountain, in the upper parking lot at 9:00 am, where we will hike our way up to Stone Mountain summit, down and into the valley, up Wolf Rock, over Cedar Rock, down Black Jack Ridge and into the thick of an old horse trail that will wind its way around to an old still. From there, we will crest back up the mountain by the park’s babbling creeks, taking time to visit each of the waterfalls going up: lower, middle and upper. I plan to hold a social hour at Angry Troll Brewery, in downtown Elkin, after the hike for a proper “trail cap” and would love for everyone to join me who can. Be prepared for a tranquil hike where we can admire the beauty of the natural world around us. 10.2 miles, 1939 ft elev. [R-29}
  Max Participants: 15
  
  

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• Osprey-Townsend

  • When
    12/29/2024
  •  
    10:00 AM

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  Type of Outing: Hike
  When: SUN 12/29/2024 10:00 AM
  Signup Deadline: 12/28/2024 5:00 pm
  Leader: Ruth Moss
  Difficulty: R-10, Easy
  Description: Join me for a hike along the Greensboro Watershed. Let’s meet a little before 10:00 AM at the Osprey Parking lot on Yanceyville Street. Coming from downtown Greensboro (going north) the parking lot is around ¼ mile on the left past Reedy Fork Baptist Church. We will hike a short distance on Osprey, then pick up Townsend trail, hike to the end of Townsend, and back to the cars. This walk is around 7.5 miles out and back. Its not necessary to inform me that you are hiking, but if there are questions please contact me.
  
  

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