Schedule for Philmont Pretrek Hike - Feb 16-17
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Backpacking Trip- Tesnatee Gap to Unicoi Gap elevation profile and trail guide (PDF) - 14.5 miles
CREW 1 (Unicoi Gap to Tesnatee Gap)
Saturday, Jan 16
6 am - depart from Church
7:30 - stop for fast food breakfast- bring money
9:00 - start on trail
12:00 - trail lunch at Chattahoochee Gap
3:00 - camp at Low Gap
Sunday, Jan 17th
8:30 am - start on trail
12:00 - arrive at Tesnatee Gap
1:00 - stop for fast food lunch on route back to Athens
3:00 - estimated arrival time back in Athens
Crew 2 (Tesnatee Gap to Unicoi Gap)
Saturday, Feb 16
6 am - depart from Church
7:30 - stop for fast food breakfast- bring money
9:00 - start on trail
12:00 - trail lunch and camp at Low Gap
Sunday, Feb 17th
8:00 am - start on trail
12:00 - trail lunch
2:00 - arrive at Unicoi Gap
4:00 - estimated arrival time back in Athens
Crew 1 members should bring money for fast food breakfast on
Saturday and Sunday lunch. Crew 1 will eat a trail lunch, dinner on
Saturday and a trail breakfast on Sunday.
Crew 2 members should bring money for fast food breakfast on
Saturday. Crew 2 will eat a trail lunch, dinner on
Saturday and a trail breakfast and lunch on Sunday.
Pack warm clothes since temperatures can be 10-15 degrees
cooler than Athens.
Crews will swap vehicles at breakfast Saturday morning so that each crew is hiking toward their own vehicles on Sunday. All gear is to be placed into vehicles of the opposite crew Saturday morning. Keys will be passed back to their owners when we pass on trail (Drivers should keep a spare key in their own pack, just in case).