Cabin at High Rocks

[TIDE-HSV]

I am headed up to High Rocks next week. Now if Saturday would hurry up I could be on my way.

Give us a report afterwards. As I said earlier, don't depend on any water up there. We hauled ours up and I didn't see any water source. The views are magnificent...

[chelko]

shoe,

What route are you taking up there?

[gollwoods]

there is a spring on welch ridge trail pretty far from high rocks however

[TIDE-HSV]

there is a spring on welch ridge trail pretty far from high rocks however

I don't remember it, but I don't doubt you. When we camped there, it was August, as I remember, and we knew from the outset we'd have to haul enough water up to last the night and start the next day. Four people went back down, but a friend and I followed Welch Ridge on into the AT at Silers Bald. Looking at my topo, I see there's a sag in the ridge, and that's probably where the spring was. I know we had to get water before the AT...

[chelko]

Heading out tomorrow morning for campsite # 70 then over to welch ridge with a stop at high rocks then down to #75. Will try to take some photos of the cabin and post next week.

[Sweetpea-NC]

We just got back from a nice 4 day backpack trip, that included a quick trip up the High Rocks trail. After bushwhacking the entire way up High Rocks (the blackberry bushes were overgrown and so thick that in some places it was taller than me!) the view from the top was well worth it. The cabin looked broke. Of course it is old. Will post pic's when I get them uploaded.

[shoe]

shoe,

What route are you taking up there?

We took the Lakeshore Trail from Fontana to Hazel Creek to Cold Spring Gap to Welch Ridge to High Rocks then down the Bear Creek Trail.

It sure was a haul up Cold Spring Gap Trail but it is the Smokies.

I can't find my camera at the moment so I can't post pictures

[shoe]

Finally found my camera.
Here are the pics I took of the High Rocks cabin on June8,2010

[TIDE-HSV]

Wow! It's almost not there any more.

[Hikes in Rain]

Now that's a shame. The park should never have let it get in that condition.