Porters Creek Trail

Date: 8/31/13
Distance: 7.4 mi

Today I hiked with the GSHAG group on the Porters Creek trail.  The trail starts from the end of the Greenbrier road.  The 1st mile of the trail is on a gravel road along the creek.  There are some nice views of the creek along the trail.

 At the end of the gravel road and off to the right is a short trail to a historic farm site with a cantilever barn.

Behind the barn is the Smokey Mountain Club Cabin which was built in the 30's.

Back at the gravel road, the trail continues along the creek for another 2.7 miles.  About 1 mile in, there is a small waterfall up on the mountain.  It makes a scenic view.

I climbed up to the waterfall.  Up close it is more of a trickle of water on a big rock.

The trail continues on up the mountain (total climb is about 1500') and ends at campsite 31.  We stopped there for some lunch before a pouring rain moved in and we hustled down the mountain.  Luckily the rain slacked off after 20 minutes or so.

Porters Creek is a very nice hike with many things to see along the way.