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Mother's day Backpack to Centennial Wilderness
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When
May 9 to May 10
Mother’s Day Backpack Centennial Wilderness Area
Mileage: Approximately 17 miles
Rating: Moderate/Difficult
Maximum Group Size: Twelve People
Trip Details
Centennial Wilderness Area is situated in the remote southeast corner of White County near Sparta, Tennessee. We will park all vehicles at the Polly Branch Falls Trailhead Parking. We will hike from Polly Branch Falls Trailhead down into the Gulf. We will make a side trip to the Rose Cave, and continue to follow the Caney Fork River Trail to the Ambers Den Campsite on Saturday evening. On Sunday morning, we will proceed toward Fish Hole / Virgin Falls and climb out of the gorge toward Polly Branch Falls Trailhead. We anticipate several river crossings on the Caney Fork River, so please bring river shoes for the crossings.
Logistics
Meet on Saturday morning at 0700 am CST at Kroger’s across from the Summit Medical Center. We will park all vehicles at the Polly Branch Falls Trailhead Parking. The plan will be to be hiking on the trail by 0900 am – 0930 am EST. We will stop for Sunday at the Gondola in Cookeville. We will travel to the Trailhead via I-40. We will arrange for car pools at the parking lot at Kroger for the trip.
Reservations
Please respond back to Mike Orton at your earliest as we are only taking the first twelve that are signed up and respond.
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