This was a great hike in the Shenandoah National
Park, from the parking across from the Simmons Gap Ranger Station to Hightop Hut
and back, and then flipped over to Pinefield Hut. It is approximately 17.3
miles round trip and has a couple persistent uphill sections of climb and a
rewarding view just 0.5 miles south of Powell Gap. There are several soso tent
sites between the two huts.
As usual, I’ve posting some videos
showing the trail, the shelter, legal campsites along this section of trail,
and more importantly (to me) the springs. 😊
The Pinfield Hut is a fairly
standard 3 sided structure with an internal mezzanine and can sleep
approximately 8. There is one privy at this location, a couple poles to hang
food bags from. I did not see a food locker. The spring was pretty sad and barely
flowing. The sign at the start of the blue blaze indicated there is trout in
the stream which is open to fishing (with a valid license) – Nothing but rocks
this time of year. LoL! Tent sites up the hill behind the Privy!
A free permit is required to
overnight in the park. More information
can be found here: https://www.nps.gov/shen/planyourvisit/campbc.htm
Watch my other hiking videos:
My new trail name is now "Alpha
Gal"!
I’d like to make a public service
announcement to bring awareness to the tick borne illness called “Alpha
Gal”. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha-gal_allergy
This is a pretty serious allergy
caused by the bite of the Lone Star Tick. Sometimes called Mammalian Meat
Allergy (MMA), it has no cure.
This tick is present across the
South and has spread to the Northeast. It is present in Shenandoah National
Park and I was bitten by one (I removed it) and was later diagnosed with the
allergy. In a nutshell, you become seriously allergic to red meat and dairy (anything
that came from something with hair)! Beware of ticks, especially the white
spotted ones, I never thought it would happen to me!
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