2018 Fall Outdoor Series

Wow! It is hard to believe the last Season Blog I did was last year's Fall Outdoor Series, so I have some catching up to do. I am going to start with the 2018 Fall Outdoor Series and then move back over the time. I will try to get these all done before having to do WinterOutdoors '18-19, but we will see. As I said in an earlier blog I was going to make some changes to how I do these, but I decided not to, so this is basically like how they were done in the past. I will try and do a Top 5 blog on my favorite hikes of the 2018 Fall Outdoor Series. Anyway, it was a good season and with that said here is the 2018 Fall Outdoor Series.


Total Days Out: 25; Hiking Days: 24 Total Hikes: 26; Urban-Other Hikes: 3 Total Miles: 108.8; Hiking Miles: 104.8; Urban-Other Miles: 4.0

Longest: Mt. Cammerer - 11.5 Miles (10-19-18)

Shortest: High Knob Tower Trail - 0.5 Miles (09-29-18)

Coldest: Alum Caves to Mt. LeConte - 25° & 5° Wind Chill (11-23-18)

Warmest: to Devil's Backbone 85° (09-02-18)

Mountain Peaks: 15

Highest Peak & Point: Mt. LeConte - 6,594 ft. (11-23-18)

Shortest Peak: Russell Knob - 1,812 ft. (11-04-18)

Lowest Point: Leatherwood Ford - 875 ft. (10-19-18)

Fire Lookouts, Towers & Water Towers: 5

Highest & Shortest: Mt. Cammerer - 4,928 ft. & 16 ft. (10-19-18)

Tallest: Camp Creek Bald - 21 ft. (10-31-18)

Lowest: High Knob - 4,222 ft. (09-29-18)

Cliffs & Outcrops: 48

Highest: Cliff Tops - 6,555 ft. (11-23-18)

Lowest: Upper Pogue Creek Canyon - 1,616 ft. (10-20-18)

Overlooks: 24

Highest: Cataloochee Valley Overlook - 3,496 ft. (09-24-18)

Lowest: Leatherwood Ford Overlook - 875 ft. (10-19-18)

Waterfalls: 22

Largest: Foster Falls - 120 ft. (10-06-18)

Smallest: Blue Hole Falls - 9 ft. (10-07-18)

Bodies of Water: 14

Largest & Lowest: Cherokee Lake - 45 Sq. Miles & 1,067 ft. (09-15-18)

Smallest & Highest: High Knob Lake - 4 Acres & 3,550 ft. (09-29-18)

Highest River: Little River - 1,647 ft. (09-20-18)

Lowest River: Big South Fork - 875 ft. (10-19-18)

Trailheads: 34

Highest: Mt. Cammerer Trail - 4,950 ft. (10-19-18)

Lowest: Wolf River Trail - 877 ft. (11-10-18)

Gaps: 13

Highest: Bearwallow Gap - 4,432 ft. (10-31-18)

Lowest: Wear Cove Gap - 1,828 ft (09-06-18)

Campsites: 3

Highest: Cataloochee CG - 2,626 ft. (09-24-18)

Lowest: Small Wilds Campsite - 1,819 ft. (10-06-18)

Gift Shops & Visitor Centers: 11

Highest: Mt. LeConte Office & Store - 6,353 ft. (11-23-18)

Lowest: Alvin York SHP Visitor Center - 898 ft. (11-10-18

National Parks: 6

Highest: GSMNP - 6,594 ft (11-23-18)

Lowest: Big South Fork NRRA - 875 ft. (10-19-18)

State Parks: 4

Highest: Grundy Forest STA - 1,848 ft. (10-07-18)

Lowest: Alvin York State HP - 898 ft. (11-10-18)

Recreation & Picnic Areas: 3

Highest: High Knob RA - 3,555 ft. (09-29-18)

Lowest: Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area - 1,677 ft. (09-20-18)

Major Trails: 3

Appalachian Trail: 3