We started our hike by staging a car on Hot Water Road and proceeded to Mobray Pike Trailhead. We started our hike with the temperature in the upper 20's and with semi-clear skies. Perfect weather to keep hikers moving at a brisk pace in order to stay warm. We made our way on the trail which runs just below the Cumberland plateau. The skies cleared and the breeze that was blowing as we started the hike, went away. We arrived at our first view point where we could see the twin towers at Sequoyah Power Station. We continued on the trail enroute to Posey Point. Along the way we were presented with great views of rocky bluffs, deep creek gorges and water falls. The creek and falls had a good amount of water flowing in then. We crossed Hot Water Road and continued climbing up to Posey Point. We then back-tracked on the trail to Hot Water Road where 3 weary hikers ended the hike. It was a moderately strenuous 8 mile hike with between 800' and 1000' elevation gain.
If you would like to see some photos taken during this hike, click here or on the picture above.
Sometimes I want to drop my kids off in 1985 just to see how long they would make it.