Schedule for Philmont Pretrek Hike - March 23-24
Troop 149 Philmont page - Menu Options - Home
Backpacking Trip - Unicoi Gap to Dick's Creek Gap elevation profile and trail guide (PDF) - 16.1 miles
CREW 1 (Unicoi Gap to Dick's Creek Gap)
Saturday, Mar 23
6 am - depart from Church
7:30 - stop for fast food breakfast- bring money
9:00 - start on trail
12:00 - trail lunch at Tray Mountain
3:00 - camp at Addis Gap
Sunday, Mar 24th
8:00 am - start on trail
12:00 - arrive at Dick's Creek Gap
1:00 - stop for fast food lunch - bring money
3:00 - estimated arrival time back in Athens
Crew 2 (Dick's Creek Gap to Unicoi Gap)
Saturday, Mar 23
6 am - depart from Church
7:30 - stop for fast food breakfast- bring money
9:00 - start on trail
12:00 - trail lunch at Blue Ridge Swag
3:00 - camp at Tray Mountain shelter
Sunday, Mar 24th
7:00 am - start on trail
11:00 - arrive at Unicoi Gap
12:00 - stop for fast food lunch - bring money
2:00 - 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 and Sunday lunch. Crew 2 will eat a trail lunch, dinner on
Saturday and a trail breakfast on Sunday.
Pack warm clothes since temperatures can be 10-15 degrees
cooler than Athens.
Crews will swap vehicles at the church 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 at the church 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).