2014 Hiking, by the numbers

Deep Gap Trail

Courthouse Falls

Weekday Hiking Maniacs was very active in 2014.  We scheduled 101 total meetups, only five of which were not actually walking/hiking events.  Since I like numbers, I decided to share what I personally accomplished this year.  I also wanted to share some ratings.  Keep in mind, for me, the hiking season started in the Spring and ended a couple weeks into November.  I also had about six weeks off due to my travels to Thailand.

# of walks/hikes scheduled:  96

# of walks/hikes in which I participated:  68, one every 2.17 days

City walks:  27 for 126.81 miles, average distance - 4.7 miles

Hikes:  41 for 201 miles, average distance - 4.9 miles

New destinations:  24

Waterfalls:  46 (including some repeats)

Longest distance:  8 miles (Big Butt Trail, Ramsey Cascades, Panthertown Valley)

Highest elevation gain:  2300 feet (Ramsey Cascades)

Most difficult:  Deep Gap Trail (Mount Mitchell), Ramsey Cascades

Favorites:  Roan Highlands, Big Butt Trail, Courthouse Falls

And then I had hikes with my Atlanta cousin and her friend, plus a day of hiking with my Albany, GA brother and his boys.

3 hikes, 12.5 miles, 4.17 miles average distance, 9 waterfalls

Grand Total:  71 walks/hikes, 340.31 miles

Simply the distance alone would be like walking from Headland, AL (my hometown) to Huntsville, AL + another 45 miles.  But, I bet with the elevation I covered, you could add a significant number of additional miles.

To view all hikes I've blogged about, click on 'Hiking' in right sidebar.  Just remember, when you reach the bottom of each page, click older posts to continue.