Lumber Ridge and Meigs Mtn. trails....

   And campsite #20. Wow! what a great overnight hike. The Mysterious One, and I left the Lumber Ridge trailhead at Tremont after waiting out some of the more intense rain and thunderstorms that were going on last Monday the 15th. We were not pressed for daylight so waiting was ok and and we were hiking up Lumber Ridge trail in a light rain around 2pm.

The rain stopped shortly after we began so we were losing the rain gear pretty quick.
Hiking up Lumber Ridge from this direction, begins, and continues as an incline for approx. 3mls. The trail bobbing in and out with the texture of the mtn. until reaching Buckhorn Gap and the intersection of Meigs Mtn. and Meigs Creek trails. at 4.1 mls.
From the gap we took the Meigs Mtn. trail about another 4mls to campsite #20.
We were blessed with blooming rhododendrons and other wild flowers along the route.
This route is a beautiful walk along the side of the mountain any time of year. Once on this trail the loss and gain of elevation is relatively minimal and is usually very quiet. With large trees, wild flowers and wildlife around to experience as you walk.
Campsite #20 used to be a group site and is an open site with little privacy, but easy access to several running streams as sources for water.