Day Three 06-29-2013:
Barnett Knob - 4,665'
Reached the Barnett fire road just after sunrise but thick fog and 60 degrees meant I’d start the day with wet feet again! 1.2 miles round trip from 4,290’, up in 7:51 and down in 5:58.
7:30am 3.8 mile round trip in 40:22 from 3,360’. Up in 22:21, on top for 2:41, down in 15:17. Clouds and sun in the 60s and humid. Dirt road climb after getting through the cow gate at the bottom. Nice grind up the hill with an open grassy area with views of the top. There were cows on top and the fire warden had a nice house next to the tower. I may have woken everyone up as the warden’s dog was not happy to see me.
Cammerrer Ridge - 5,042'
930 am run up from Cosby Camp to Mt Cammerrer fire tower. 2340’ to the Low Gap at 4,242’ to the AT ridge at 5,042’ to mt Cammerrer at 4,928’. Tough climb to the gap with 1,900’ of climb in 2.9 miles. Then topped out at about 4.8 miles, last .8 had a lot of downhill. Splits: 5:32 to TH, 40:51 to the gap, 2:57 for a gel break, 28:34 to the Cammerrer tower trail, 8:02 to the summit, 6:49 on top, 8:02 back to the AT, 23:01 to the Low Gap trail, 26:52 to Cosby Camp, 4:43 to the TH. Total 2:36:05 11.2 miles round-trip.
Mt Cammerrer - 4,928'
930 am run up from Cosby Camp to Mt Cammerrer fire tower. 2340’ to the Low Gap at 4,242’ to the AT ridge at 5,042’ to mt Cammerrer at 4,928’. Tough climb to the gap with 1,900’ of climb in 2.9 miles. Then topped out at about 4.8 miles, last .8 had a lot of downhill. Splits: 5:32 to TH, 40:51 to the gap, 2:57 for a gel break, 28:34 to the Cammerrer tower trail, 8:02 to the summit, 6:49 on top, 8:02 back to the AT, 23:01 to the Low Gap trail, 26:52 to Cosby Camp, 4:43 to the TH. Total 2:36:05 11.2 miles round-trip.
Totals - 3 fire towers, 20 miles of running in 4:02, 4,414’ of climb/descent, drove 260 miles
Totals for the trip:
20 peaks including
6 county high points
11 fire towers
Ran 61 miles
Climb/descent 12,682’
Drove 796 miles
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