Please join me for a hike at Stone Mountain. Hike will be a solid D4 with over 9 miles and 1600 feet elevation. Pace will be moderate to fast pace, 2.7 - 3.2 mph, with minimal rest stops. Please sign up if you are comfortable with this pace. We will summit twice and then go around on a modified Cherokee trail with connector trails. Moderate on the mountain and faster on the going around. Please have high D3 or above AOC experience to sign up for this hike. If you do not have this hiking experience, please send me comparable hiking experience stats. We will meet outside the bathrooms by the beginning of the walk up trail. We will climb up to the summit of Stone Mountain and regroup at the top. We will then repeat and climb to the summit and back down. We will then take the orange connector trail counterclockwise to the green nature trail and then to the white Cherokee trail. We will follow the Cherokee trail till we reach the covered bridge. Then to the Grist Mill, past the carving, then back on the orange connector trail to the bathrooms and parking lot. Stone Mountain requires a parking pass, daily $20.00 or yearly $40.00. Please arrive 10-15 minutes early so we can start the hike on time.
