July 24, 2021 - Scothorn Gap Trail, Gap Creek Trail and Crisman Hollow Road

 Picture of the Day - Pond in Scothorn Gap

 
    This blog chronicles the hikes I've completed in the "Lee 333 Challenge". I haven't set a challenge deadline because I can't dedicate myself 100% to it. However, if the SNAP500 (or SHEN500) can be done in one year, I don't see any reason why a dedicated enthusiast couldn't complete the "Lee 333" in under a year also.

Today's Hike:
Distance: 6.01
Duration: 3:30
Ascent: 1176ft
PATC Difficulty: 118

Lee 333 Progress Summary:
Trails: 46 of 172
Trail Miles: 158.43 of 409.74 miles (251.31 miles to go)
Hiked Miles: 249.53 miles
Total Ascent: 57953.5 feet

Today's Track

   The only thing I have to say about this hike is that it was hot, I was hot and the last mile road walk on Crisman Hollow Road was a drag.

Parking at trail head on Crisman Hollow Road

That's the trail ahead crossing a creek

Creek bed is nearly bone dry

Starting my up hill climb to reach Scothorn Gap

Looking back down towards the trail head

A view west across the valley where Crisman Hollow Road goes

Another view across the valley

Approaching the Gap the trail levels a bit

In the Scothorn Gap a small meadow to the right and camp site to the left

The campsite in Scothorn Gap

 

After the meadow the trail moves back into the trees

...and gets rocky...

OK, I know there is pond in the gap someplace to my left

Found the pond

A closer view

The intersection of Scothorn Gap and the Massanutten trail

Closeup of the sign

The other side of the sign

The Scothorn going north on the ridge towards the Gap Creek Trail

Easy but HOT hiking on the ridge

More of the sane

Ditto

A bit rocky but still flat

Back into some trees on the ridge

I think this is where the Scothorn Gap Trail ends and I join the Gap Creek Trail

OK, we're going down now back towards Crisman Hollow Road

Hard to tell from the pix but it got steep and rocky going down hill

This section seemed to go on forever, probably because I was over heated 

Ahhh, finally the end of the downhill. 

There is a campground at the trail head of Gap Creek Trail on Crisman Hollow Road

Crossing the creek

A look back at the bridge

The rest of the hike was a road walk back to the car south on Crisman Hollow Road