CONNESTEE FALLS HIKERS

- HIKING SCHEDULE -

Hikes are color coded as follows:

 Easy          Moderate        Moderately Strenuous          Strenuous

Distances given are the estimated length of the round trip.  Elevation change reflects the difference between the high and the low point on the hike.  Due to ups and downs, the actual amount of climb will almost always be greater than the actual elevation change. Due to unanticipated trail conditions, any hike can turn out to be more difficult than it is described.  Even "Easy" hikes involve risks that are greater than just going for a walk.  Please read our Hiking Hints and come prepared.

We meet at the swimming pool parking lot at 9 am for all hikes, unless otherwise posted.   Our published hikes are open to residents, their guests, and visitors to Connestee Falls. Bring lunch, plenty of liquids, and $5 if you are not driving. Those not wearing hiking boots will not be allowed to hike with our group. The hiking trails in our area have numerous hazards and it is too big a risk of injury to hike without hiking boots. Since there is frequently snow and ice on the trails during the winter, some of our hike notices will state that ice cleats are required.  It's a good idea to have some in your pack on winter hikes.  If you don't have these, here are a couple of products to consider:
Stabilicers
YakTrax

Individual hikes are subject to change up until the week before the scheduled date, so be sure to check the Friday Flyer before coming to the parking lot. During the winter, due to the uncertainty of the weather we will be announcing hikes 12 to 48 hrs. prior to the Tuesday 9 am start time.  Hike locations and start times will be posted on this schedule page and the "Upcoming Hikes" page, and will be sent to those on the hiker's email list.  To join the list send an email to tgarrison5@comporium.net or call Tucker at 883-8831.  Comments and hike suggestions are always welcome.

Date
(tentative)

Trail

Trail Information & Links

February 7, 2012 Maxwell Cove - Black Mountain Shuttle
4.7 miles,  1200 ft elevation change 
January 31st The Wilds Christian Camp - Falls on Toxaway Creek
2.7 miles, 750 ft elevation change
PLEASE NOTE THE PRIVILEGE OF HIKING AT THE WILDS IS OFFERED TO CONNESTEE HIKERS ONLY ONCE A YEAR. THE MANAGEMENT AT THE WILDS REQUESTS THAT YOU DO NOT CALL ASKING TO VISIT & HIKE ON YOUR OWN - PERMISSION  WILL NOT BE GRANTED. 
The Wilds Christian Association

The Wilds on Wikipedia

January 24th
Seniard Ridge Trail, BRP, and Case Camp Trail 
5.4 miles; 1400 ft elevation gain 
Carolina Mtn. Club
January 17, 2012 Soapstone Ridge & Pink Beds
7.0 miles,  550 ft elevation change 
January 10, 2012 Moore Cove Loop
4.8 miles,  1000 ft elevation change SUCCESS!
NCWaterfalls.com
January 3, 2012 Moore Cove Loop
4.8 miles,  1000 ft elevation change - POSTPONED
NCWaterfalls.com
December 27th Moore Cove Loop
4.8 miles,  1000 ft elevation change - POSTPONED
NCWaterfalls.com
December 20th Looking Glass Rock
6.4 miles; 1650 ft elevation change 
Hike WNC
December 13th DuPont - Wintergreen Falls
5.0 miles; 250 ft elevation change 
NCWaterfalls.com
December 6th Looking Glass Rock
6.4 miles; 1650 ft elevation change - POSTPONED
Hike WNC
November 29th DuPont - Wintergreen Falls
4.8 miles; 220 ft elevation change  - POSTPONED!
NCWaterfalls.com
November 22nd Reedy Cove Falls
3.5 miles; 250 ft elevation change 
SCTrails.com
November 15th Bridal Veil Falls
6.0 miles; 300 ft elevation change 
DuPont Trail Map
November 8th Shuttle hike to Upper Whitewater Falls
4.9 miles; 600 ft elevation change
-
mostly downhill
NCWaterfalls.com
November 1st Reasonover Creek Trail
5.9 miles; 400 ft elevation change 
DuPont Trail Map
October 25th Pilot Rock & Thompson Ridge
4.5 miles; 1600 ft elevation change
GORP
October 18th Loop hike to Slate Rock
 3.5 miles; 850 ft elevation change
GORP
October 11th Pilot Rock & Laurel Mountain Trails - Breakfast at Pisgah Inn
8:00 am start! 4.5 miles; 600 ft elevation change
GORP
October 4th Table Rock 
6.5 miles; 2000 ft elevation change
SCTrails
September 27th Shuttle hike from Walhalla Fish Hatchery to Burrell's Ford
4.5 miles; 400 ft elevation change 
East Fork Trail
Spoonauger Falls

September 20th

Ivestor Gap & Art Loeb Trails to Shining Rock
7.6 miles; 400 ft elevation gain

Sherpa Guides

September 13th Horsepasture River
5.0 miles; 950 ft elevation change
NCWaterfalls.com
September 6th Horsepasture River
5.0 miles; 950 ft elevation change
NCWaterfalls.com
August 30th Chattooga River - Big Bend Falls 
6.2 miles, 200 ft elevation change
SCTrails.com
August 23rd Rainbow Falls via Jones Gap and Rainbow Falls trails
4.8 miles; 1100 ft elevation change
SC Trails.com
August 16th Blueberry picking on Sam Knob Loop - NOTE 8:00 AM Start
3.7 miles; 500 ft elevation change 
NameThatPlant.net
August 9th Panthertown Valley. Loop hike to Greenland Creek Falls, Little
Green Mountain, and Schoolhouse Falls
4.5 miles; 500 ft elevation change
NC Waterfalls.com
August 2nd Cedar Rock 
5.4 miles; 1000 ft elevation change; includes rope-assisted climb
SummitPost.org
July 26th East Fork of the Pigeon River
4.6 miles; 1200 ft elevation change; key exchange
HikeWNC
July 19th Caney Bottom & Daniel Ridge trails
5.7 miles;  500 ft elevation change. 
NCWaterfalls.com
July 12th NC Arboretum - Bent Creek Forest loop 
4.4 miles; 500 ft elevation change 
NC Arboretum
July 5th Shut In Trail - Mt. Pisgah to Stony Bald Overlook- 
4.5 miles; 1100 ft elevation change 
HikeWNC
June 28th Shuttle hike from Graveyard Fields to Skinny Dip Falls
4.0 miles; 570 ft elevation change
NCWaterfalls.com
June 21st Summey Cove Trail to Courthouse Falls
5.2 miles; 350 ft elevation change 
NCWaterfalls.com
June 14th Mt. Pisgah - MEET AT 8:00 AM -
6.0 miles; 750 ft elevation change; breakfast at Pisgah Inn
HikeWNC
Pisgah Inn
June 7th Devil's Courthouse
4.8 miles; 330 ft elevation change
CNY Hiking
May 31st Moore Cove Loop
4.3 miles,  1000 ft elevation change 
NCWaterfalls.com
May 24th MTS to Rattlesnake Lodge
4.4 miles;  450 ft elevation change. 
Rattlesnake Lodge
May 17th Cat Gap Loop & John Rock Trail
5.6 miles,  800 ft elevation change. 
NCWaterfalls.com
May 10th Max Patch - START TIME 8:00!
4.4 miles, 550 ft elevation change 
LocalHikes.com
May 3rd Breakfast at Pisgah Inn, then Buck Springs - START TIME 8:00! 
6.0 miles; 1200 ft elevation change (mostly downhill)
MountainTravelGuide.com
April 26th Eastatoe Creek
4.4 miles, 500 foot elevation change
SCTrails.com
April 19th Avery Creek to Twin Falls
4.8 miles, 480 ft elevation change
NCWaterfalls.com
April 12th Station Cove Falls
5.0 miles, 800 ft elevation change
SCTrails.com
April 5th Little & Big Bradley Falls
4.6 miles, 300 ft elevation change
NCWaterfalls.com
March 29th Issaqueena & Yellowbranch Falls & Stumphouse Tunnel
4.0 miles,  300 ft elevation change
Issaqueena   Yellow Branch
Stumphouse Tunnel
March 22nd Laurel Fork Creek
6.8 miles, 800 ft elevation change
SCTrails.com
March  15th Cedar Rock Creek & Grogan Creek Falls
4.2 miles; 400 ft elevation change
NCWaterfalls.com
March 8th High Falls on the South Mills River (no creek crossings)
7.0 miles; 422 ft elevation change
High Falls
March 1st Lower Whitewater Falls
4.8 miles; 300 ft elevation change
SCTrails.com
February 22nd Panthertown Valley. Schoolhouse, Jawbone,  & Lower Warden Falls
5.9 miles; 550 ft elevation change
NCWaterfalls.com
February  15th Dill Falls and Upper Dill Falls
4.7 miles; 450 ft elevation change 
NCWaterfalls.com
February 8th Mountain Bridge Passage Trail to Ashmore Preserve 
5.6 miles, 1000 ft elevation change - FINALLY SUCCESS!
SCDNR
February 1st Mountain Bridge Passage Trail to Ashmore Preserve 
5.6 miles, 1000 ft elevation change - POSTPONED!
SCDNR
January 25th Tamassee Knob Trail 
4.2 miles, 500 ft elevation change 
SCTrails.com
January 18th Mountain Bridge Passage Trail to Ashmore Preserve 
5.6 miles, 1000 ft elevation change - POSTPONED
SCDNR
January 11th Mountain Bridge Passage Trail to Ashmore Preserve 
5.6 miles, 1000 ft elevation change - POSTPONED!
SCDNR
January 4th, 2011 Reedy Cove Falls
3.5 miles; 250 ft elevation change 
SCTrails.com
December 28th Mountain Bridge Passage Trail to Ashmore Preserve 
5.6 miles, 1000 ft elevation change - POSTPONED
SCDNR
December 21st Chattooga River - Spoonauger Falls & Ellicott Rock 
7.2 miles, 400 ft elevation change
SCTrails.com
December 14th Reedy Cove Falls
3.5 miles; 250 ft elevation change - POSTPONED
SCTrails.com
December 7th Clawhammer Cove Trail to Clawhammer Mountain
9.1 miles; 1600 ft elevation change - CANCELLED
November 30th Dill Falls and Upper Falls
4.5 miles; 200 ft elevation change - POSTPONED
NCWaterfalls.com
November 23rd Chattooga River - Big Bend Falls 
6.2 miles, 200 ft elevation change
SCTrails.com
November 16th Dill Falls and Upper Falls
4.5 miles; 200 ft elevation change - POSTPONED
NCWaterfalls.com
November 9th Rainbow Falls via Jones Gap and Rainbow Falls trails
4.8 miles; 1100 ft elevation change
SC Trails.com
November 2nd Methodist Camp to Moonshine Falls
6.8 miles; 400 ft elevation change 
SCTrails.com
October 26th Clawhammer Cove Trail to Clawhammer Mountain
9.1 miles; 1600 ft elevation change - POSTPONED
October 19th Reasonover Creek Trail
5.9 miles; 400 ft elevation change 
DuPont Trail Map
October 12th Loop hike to Slate Rock
 3.5 miles; 850 ft elevation change
GORP
October 5th Loop hike & potluck picnic at Pink Beds
3.0 miles; 100 ft elevation change - 9:00 start time
10-MinuteTourist.com
Sept 28th Shuttle hike to Upper & Lower Whitewater Falls.
 6.2 miles; 750 ft elevation change
- 8:30 start time
NCWaterfalls.com
Sept 21st DuPont - Wintergreen & Grassy Creek Falls
 7.3 miles;  400 ft elevation change - 8:30 start time
NCWaterfalls.com
Sept 14th Shuttle hike to Shuck Ridge Creek Falls.
 5.2 miles; 2000 ft elevation change
- 8:30 start time
NCWaterfalls.com
Sept 7th Shuttle hike on Mountain-to-Sea Trail - Craven Gap to Folk Art Center. 5.2 miles; 1000 ft elevation change - 8:30 start time CarolinaMtnClub.org
August 31st Shuttle hike on Butter Gap & Long Branch Trails
6.0 miles; 700 ft elevation change - 8:30 start time
HikeWNC.info
August 24th
Seniard Ridge Trail, the Mountains To Sea Trail, and Case Camp Trail 
- 5 miles; 1300 ft elevation gain - 8:30 start time
Carolina Mtn. Club
August 17th Blueberry picking at Ivestor Gap
4.8 miles; 200 ft elevation change - 8:30 start time
MountainTravelGuide
August 10th Panthertown - Blackrock Mountain & Wardens Falls
5.5 miles; 800 ft elevation change - 8:30 start time
NCWaterfalls.com
August 3rd Bennett Gap & Perry Cove Trails
5.0 miles; 1000 ft elevation change - 8:30 start time
HikeWNC.info
July 27th Cedar Rock. 
5.4 miles; 1000 ft elevation change; includes rope-assisted climb
SummitPost.org
July 20th Art Loeb Trail - Black Balsam & Tennent Mtns - Mountains-to-Sea Trail
5.1 miles; 800 ft elevation change - 8:30 start time
Art Loeb Trail
July 13th Sumney Cove Trail to Courthouse Falls
5.2 miles; 350 ft elevation change - 8:30 start time
NCWaterfalls.com
July 6th Shut In Trail - Mt. Pisgah to Stony Bald Overlook- 
4.5 miles; 1100 ft elevation change - 8:30 start time
HikeWNC
June 29th Mt. Pisgah - MEET AT 8:00 AM -
6.0 miles; 750 ft elevation change; breakfast at Pisgah Inn
HikeWNC
Pisgah Inn
June 22nd East Fork of the Pigeon River
4.0 miles; 1200 ft elevation change; key exchange
HikeWNC
June 15th Shuttle hike to Skinny Dip Falls & Graveyard Fields
4.0 miles; 570 ft elevation change
NCWaterfalls.com
June 8th Devil's Courthouse
4.8 miles; 330 ft elevation change
CNY Hiking
June 1st Lane Pinnacle
6.0 miles, 1800 ft elevation change. START TIME 8:30
Lane Pinnacle
Rattlesnake Lodge
May 25th Daniel Ridge
4.0 miles; 800 ft elevation change. START TIME 8:30
NCWaterfalls.com
May 18th Chattooga Headwaters
6.0 miles, 200 ft elevation change. START TIME 8:30
SCTrails.com
May 11th Buck Springs START TIME 8:00
6.0 miles; 1200 ft elevation change (mostly downhill)
MountainTravelGuide.com
May 4th Cat Gap Loop & Grogan Falls Trail
5.5 miles, 700 ft elevation change. START TIME 8:30
NCWaterfalls.com
April 27th Avery Creek to Twin Falls
3.2 miles, 400 ft elevation change
Twin Falls Trail 
NCWaterfalls.com
April 20th Eastatoe Creek
4.4 miles, 500 foot elevation change
SCTrails.com
April 13th Station Cove Falls
5.0 miles, 800 ft elevation change
SCTrails.com
April 6th Laurel Fork Creek
6.8 miles, 800 ft elevation change
SCTrails.com
March 30th Issaqueena & Yellowbranch Falls & Stumphouse Tunnel
4.0 miles,  300 ft elevation change
Issaqueena 
Stumphouse Tunnel
March 23rd Blue Ridge Parkway & Mountains to Sea Trail
5.5 miles; 350 ft elevation change
March 16th Ticoa Trails
3.0 miles; 250 ft elevation change
Connestee Trails  Photos
March 9th Trail Clean-up. Ticoa Dam Connestee Trails  Photos
March 2nd Reasonover Creek Trail
6.0 miles; 900 ft elevation change - POSTPONED
DuPont Trail Map
February 23rd Trail Clean-up. Ticoa Dam - POSTPONED Connestee Trails
February 16th Reasonover Creek Trail
6.0 miles; 900 ft elevation change - POSTPONED
DuPont Trail Map
February 9th Moore Cemetery, Hooker, High, & Triple Falls
3.3 miles; 400 ft elevation change - POSTPONED
DuPont Trail Map
February 2nd Reasonover Creek Trail
6.0 miles; 900 ft elevation change - POSTPONED
DuPont Trail Map
January 26th King Creek Falls & the Chattooga River
5.5 miles; 250 ft elevation change
SC Trails.com
January 19th The Wilds Christian Camp - Falls on Toxaway Creek
2.7 miles, 720 ft elevation change
PLEASE NOTE THE PRIVILEGE OF HIKING AT THE WILDS IS OFFERED TO CONNESTEE HIKERS ONLY ONCE A YEAR. THE MANAGEMENT AT THE WILDS REQUESTS THAT YOU DO NOT CALL ASKING TO VISIT & HIKE ON YOUR OWN - PERMISSION  WILL NOT BE GRANTED. 
The Wilds Christian Association

The Wilds on Wikipedia

January 12th Ashmore Heritage Preserve; Lake Trail & Mountain Bridge Passage
4.5 miles; 300 ft elevation change
SC DNR 
January 5th, 2010 Daniel Ridge Trail
4.1 miles; 600 ft elevation change - POSTPONED
NCWaterfalls.com
December  29th, 2009 Salola Trails
4.0 miles; 300 ft elevation change - POSTPONED
Connestee Trails 
December 22nd Daniel Ridge Trail
4.1 miles; 600 ft elevation change - POSTPONED
NCWaterfalls.com
December 15th Hendersonville Reservoir & Big Creek Trail
5.0 miles; 600 ft elevation change 
Hike WNC Info
December 8th Daniel Ridge Trail
4.1 miles; 600 ft elevation change - POSTPONED
NCWaterfalls.com
December 1st Shuttle hike from Walhalla Fish Hatchery to Burrell's Ford
4.5 miles; 400 ft elevation change - FINALLY!
East Fork Trail
Spoonauger Falls
November 24th Avery Creek to Twin Falls
3.2 miles, 400 ft elevation change
NCWaterfalls.com
November 17th Rainbow Falls via Jones Gap and Rainbow Falls trails
4.8 miles; 1100 ft elevation change
SC Trails.com
November 10th Shuttle hike from Walhalla Fish Hatchery to Burrell's Ford
4.5 miles; 400 ft elevation change - POSYPONED
East Fork Trail
Spoonauger Falls
November 3rd Panthertown Valley. Schoolhouse Falls & Warden Falls
5.7 miles; 550 ft elevation change
NC Waterfalls.com
October 27th Shuttle hike from Walhalla Fish Hatchery to Burrell's Ford
4.5 miles; 400 ft elevation change - POSTPONED
East Fork Trail
Spoonauger Falls

October 20th

Ivestor Gap & Art Loeb Trails to Shining Rock
7.6 miles; 400 ft elevation gain

Sherpa Guides

October 13th Loop hike on Mountains to Sea trail to Skinny Dip Falls
4.0 miles;570 ft elevation change
NCWaterfalls.com

October 6th

Dismal & Naturaland Trust Trails
6.8 miles; 1100 ft elevation gain

SC Trails.com

September 29th Horsepasture River
5.0 miles; 950 ft elevation change
NCWaterfalls.com
September 22nd Pinnacle Rock Trail to Bald Rock Overlook
6.2 miles; 1500 ft elevation change
SCTrails.com
September 15th Cedar Rock. 
5.4 miles; 1000 ft elevation change; includes rope-assisted climb
Trail Info
September 8th Panthertown Creek & Big Green Mountain
6.2 miles; 900 ft elevation change
NC Waterfalls.com
September 1st Cedar Rock. 
5.4 miles; 1000 ft elevation change; includes rope-assisted climb
Trail Info
August 25th Middle Prong Wilderness. Key exchange hike between Buckeye Gap & Hwy 215.
4.5 miles; 700 ft elevation change
Sherpa Guides
August 18th Ivestor Gap - Blueberry picking
3.5 miles; 200 ft elevation change
MountainTravelGuide
August 11th Panthertown Valley. Loop hike to Greenland Creek Falls, Little
Green Mountain, and Schoolhouse Falls
4.5 miles; 500 ft elevation change
NC Waterfalls.com
August 4th Loop hike on Flat Laurel Creek, Little Sam, & Mtns to Sea Trails
5.4 miles; 800 ft elevation change
NC Waterfalls.com
July 28th Sumney Cove Trail to Courthouse Falls
5.2 miles; 350 ft elevation change
    
July 21st Shuttle hike to Pilot Mountain
4.2 miles; 1800 ft elevation change (mostly down)
    
July 14th
Shuttle hike on Seniard Ridge Trail, the Mountains To Sea Trail, 
and Case Camp Trail - 5 miles; 1200 ft elevation gain
Carolina Mtn Club
July 7th Shut In Trail - Mt. Pisgah to Stony Bald Overlook- 
4.5 miles; 1100 ft elevation change
HikeWNC
June 30th Mt. Pisgah - MEET AT 8:00 AM -
5.2 miles; 760 ft elevation change; breakfast at Pisgah Inn
HikeWNC
Pisgah Inn
June 23rd Devil's Courthouse
4.8 miles; 330 ft elevation change
Sherpa Guides
June 16th East Fork of the Pigeon River
4.0 miles; 1200 ft elevation change; key exchange
HikeWNC
June 9th Horsepasture River
5.0 miles; 950 ft elevation change
NCWaterfalls.com
June 2nd Daniel Ridge
4.0 miles; 800 ft elevation change
NCWaterfalls.com
May 26th Buck Springs
6.0 miles; 1200 ft elevation change (mostly downhill)
MountainTravelGuide.com
May 19th Southern Highlands Reserve
2.0 miles; 200 ft elevation change 
SouthernHighlandsReserve.org
May 12th Max Patch
4.4 miles, 550 ft elevation change 
LocalHikes.com
May 5th Chattooga Headwaters
6.0 miles, 200 ft elevation change
SCTrails.com
April 28th Avery Creek to Twin Falls
3.2 miles, 400 ft elevation change
Twin Falls Trail 
NCWaterfalls.com
April 21st Eastatoe Creek
4.4 miles, 500 foot elevation change
SCTrails.com
April 14th Lee Falls
3.0 miles, 500 ft elevation change
SCTrails.com
April 7th Station Cove Falls
5.0 miles, 800 ft elevation change
SCTrails.com
March 31st Laurel Fork Creek
6.8 miles, 800 ft elevation change
SCTrails.com
March 24th Loop hike on Cat Gap Trail to John Rock
5.5 miles, 950 ft elevation change
LocalHikes.com
March 17th Panthertown - Blackrock Mountain, Warden's Falls, & Salt Rock Gap. 6.5 miles, 800 ft elevation change Friends of Panthertown
March 10th Art Loeb Trail to Kuykendall Falls 
6.5 miles,750 ft elevation change, with a short but steep bushwhack at end
NCWaterfalls.com
March 3rd Palmetto Trail to the Falls on Rachael Creek
6.2 miles, 850 ft elevation change
SC Trails.com
Palmetto Passage
February 24th Auger Hole Trail to the Falls on Maple Branch
5.2 miles, 1000 ft elevation change
NC Waterfalls.com
February 17th Mill Creek Falls & Bald Knob SCTrails.com
February 10th Blue Wall section of the Palmetto Trail
6.6 miles, 1000 ft elevation change
moderately strenuous
Palmetto Passage
February 3rd Finally! Chattooga River - Big Bend Falls  SCTrails.com
January 27th Rainbow Falls via Jones Gap and Rainbow Falls trails. SC Trails.com
January 20th Chattooga River - Big Bend Falls - Cancelled SCTrails.com
January 13th The Wilds Christian Camp
2.7 miles, 720 ft elevation change
moderately strenuous
The Wilds Christian Association

The Wilds on Wikipedia

January 6th, 2009 Chattooga River - Big Bend Falls - Cancelled SCTrails.com
December 30th, 2008 Connestee Trails
4.0 miles, 950 ft total elevation gain 
Connestee Trails

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