A bring your own picnic, on a mountain hike.
The Wanna go crew will meet at the top of Springer Mountain for a
picnic at 12 noon on Wednesday April 11, 2012. You may schedule
your own departure time from the parking area, hike at your own
pace to arrive any time before noon. We will be enjoying
fellowship before the picnic and adjourn after lunch.
The one mile climb is not steep but is steady.
The trick is you have to navigate USFS gravel roads for many
miles beforehand to get to the Wanna Go Picnic parking area. Allow
plenty of travel time!
I believe any family car will make the trip to the
parking lot.
Just pack what supplies, plus food and drink that you need for a
one mile hike up a mountain, and then lunch. If you bring too many
brownies, I will help you pack them back to the car!
If you are one of the chosen few that wanna answer the call
of the wild, and follow the typical approach trail to the southern
terminus of the Appalachian Trail on Springer Mountain, you will
find yourself hiking an arduous 8+ miles from Amicalola Falls State
Park.
If you choose this route, I would suggest camping on
Springer.
Just north of the summit, there is a spur path to the right (east)
to a camping area, lean-to shelter, and a privy. But you may camp
even if you use the back door. If weather permits, and the creeks
don't rise you may be able to find a Lacy or two camping there the
night before the event.(Tuesday 4/10/12)
Our back door hike will begin across the gravel road from the
parking area (N 34° 38.264 W 084° 11.710). The trail follows the
white blazed Appalachian Trail.
The path climbs 400 plus feet over the one mile hike to the
summit.
We will return along the same route.