After hiking four trail miles to Ramsey Cascades, we’ll follow a route beyond the top of this 80’ cascade and continue upstream (in the river, ankle to waist-deep) about a half-mile to another large, cascade called Buck Fork Cascade by Harvey Broome. We’ll continue about another half-mile to Broome’s Drinkwater Pool, then return via the same route. (See Broome’s entries for 7/7/55 and 7/7/57 in Out Under the Sky….) Wear waterproof boots & gaiters to keep feet dry, or wear mesh boots and settle for wet feet, or do both. To register for this hike (and to get meeting place and time), email hike leader. Total trip: 8 trail miles and 2 off-trail (river) miles, 8 hours. Strenuous. Drive 90 miles RT.
Leader: Greg Hoover
To register, contact the leader directly. You can find contact information in the June 2024 newsletter writeup for this hike.
Smoky Mountains Hiking Club
PO Box 51592
Knoxville, TN 37950-1592