Blood Montain and Neels Gap on the Appalachian Trail
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Mountain Crossings
Mountain Crossings Hiker Hostel
Mountain Crossings sign
One of the two resident cats
Another of the resident cats
Boots in the trees
Appalachian Trail passing under Mountain Crossings breezeway
Appalachian Trail marker
Wildflower along the Appalachian Trail
Why it's called the Blue Ridge
View from Blood Mountain
Blood Mountain
Leaf on Freeman Trail
Flame Azalea
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Strenuous loop hike to Blood Mountain summit along Appalachian Trail and Freeman Trail, with stopover at Neels Gap and Mountain Crossings.Trip writeup at Two Heel Drive.
Note you can't park at Neels Gap; you have to park about a half-mile north on U.S. 129 at B.H. Reese Trailhead.
Note you can't park at Neels Gap; you have to park about a half-mile north on U.S. 129 at B.H. Reese Trailhead.