Hike
Date: November 21, 2009
Hike Duration: 3 Hours 9 Minutes
Hike Length: 5.6 Miles
Hike Type: Out and Back
Starting Point: Lat 35° 02' 57" Lon 82° 48'
51"
Ending Point: Lat 35° 01' 54" Lon 82° 49'
11"
My Ranking 1 to 10 is 8. Krista
Ranking 1 to 10 is 7.
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Krista
and I went on a hike to the Eastatoe Narrows with some friends from
work. We met at the Holly Springs Country Store for breakfast and then
proceeded north on highway 178 to Rocky Bottom. It was a cool morning
around 40°. We parked in the parking lot on Horsepasture road and began
the hike along the road until we came to the trailhead on the left. It
was an easy hike to the Narrows. You could hear the sound of rushing
water far below in the deep valley but it wasn't until the last part of
the trail where we began our descent to the river. It is an amazing site
to see the narrows. The river looks like a normal mountain stream until
it funnels into this narrow channel about 3-5 feet wide. It was very
slippery and the water was really moving quickly so we were very
careful. The return trip was not difficult and the many stairs provided
an easy climb back up the mountain. I'm sure we'll be back.
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