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Hiking Club

Off Trail Hike: Bent Arm Manway

  • 04/23/2022
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Registration

  • For member hike registrations
  • For non-member hike registrations

This loop hike begins at Elkmont, where we will leave the Cucumber Gap Trail to follow a long-abandoned CCC-era trail to meet the Miry Ridge Trail on Dripping Springs Mountain. Be prepared with long pants/long sleeves for two briery sections of the manway. We will return to Elkmont via the Miry Springs and Jakes Creek trails. Hike is 11.8 miles, rated moderately difficult.

To register, contact Hiram Rogers directly via email. You can find his contact information in the April 2022 newsletter writeup for this hike.

Previous off-trail experience encouraged. Please contact trip leader to get details, including meeting time and place.

Pre-registration is required. Masks are now required for all those participating in carpools, shuttles or key swaps, regardless of vaccination status. You may also choose to drive your own vehicle to the trailhead.

Leaders: Hiram Rogers and Jean Gauger

For information about the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, visit the NPS website or call the information line at (865) 436-1200.

Smoky Mountains Hiking Club

PO Box 51592

Knoxville, TN 37950-1592

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