Leroy Fox was a member of the club from 1963-2003 and was Club President from 1969-1970, He was a committed conservationist and served on the Tennessee Great Smoky Mountain Park Commission from 1979 to 1986, was President of the Clean Environment Council, and was Chairman of the Knox County Air Pollution Control Board. Leroy led several of the early club hikes on the Bent Arm manway. 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 briery sections of the manway. We will return to Elkmont via the Miry Ridge and Jakes Creek trails. Hike: 11.8 miles with 2500’ of climbing, rated moderately difficult, off-trail. Contact one of the leaders for the meeting time and place.

Leaders: Hiram Rogers and Jean Gauger

To register, contact the leaders directly. You can find contact information in the April 2024 newsletter writeup for this hike.