Pisgah National Forest
Haywood County, NC
Thursday, October 1st, 2020
From there we continued on and made a little loop combining the Sam Knob Trail (617), Flat Laurel Creek Trail (346), a section of the MTS trail (440), and finishing up with the Little Sam Trail (347).
We avoided the short walk along Hwy 215 by adding in a little bushwhacking / creek walking to our loop.
Total hike distance was about 10 miles and the weather was perfect for hiking.
The only downside was the fall color was not as far along as we had hoped and we didn't get lucky enough to catch any of the Monarch Butterfly Migration.
Despite the Black Balsam parking area overflowing with vehicles by the time we finished up, we only saw about a half dozen other humans on our hike.
Here are some of the photos from our adventure:
Jen heading towards the twin summits of Sam Knob
Me on Sam Knob
View from Sam Knob
The Best Campsite along Flat Laurel Creek
Jen heading down Flat Laurel Creek
view of Sam Knob from the Flat Laurel Creek Trail
Jen at Heart Rock
Wildcat Falls
Waterfall along the Flat Laurel Creek Trail
Jen just could not resist climbing this tree!
Tree Hugger Jen
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