Pisgah NF Hard Times Loop

| March 13, 2020

Pisgah NF Hard Times Loop

6.7 miles; Pisgah National Forest, NC I’ve been getting most of my local trail info from AllTrails, and this hike was no exception. The write-up suggested going counter-clockwise to “front load the elevation.” But almost the entire hike was on gently-graded hard-packed gravel forest roads, so even though the first 2-3 miles were uphill, it […]

Pisgah NF Sleepy Gap Loop

| March 11, 2020

Pisgah NF Sleepy Gap Loop

3.4 miles; Arden, NC Not a long hike, but sure was a lot of “verticality.” Apple Health said it was the equivalent of 44 flights of stairs. Boy, howdy, I can completely believe that. As can my quads. I wanted to get back into the woods, but not into the WOODS, if you know what […]