We had been planning this trip for awhile. The purpose was a shakedown of the general area, roads and camping sites for the trip with the scout troop in June. Our Plan was to leave Damascus, VA headed north on the AT and then use some connectors to do a loop of about 20 miles over a couple of days; about 6 miles on Friday, 8-11 on Saturday and then the balance on Sunday to get back to the car.
We headed out of town on the AT. We climbed for a few miles and then crossed to the Iron Mountain Trail. The IMT is a multi-use trail for hikers, horses & mountain bikers. As we continued to climb the trail, I kept thinking about the possibility of riding this trail down to Damascus 
We kept pushing up the IMT searching for a suitable campsite for Friday night. After about 4- 5 hours, we finally reached the Sandy Flats Shelter after about 8.5 miles and an elevation gain of close to 2,000 feet. There was a good water source and a relatively flat site for the tents.
While we ended up covering about 2.5 miles more than we had planned, the trails were great. Good day, but I was ready to put down the pack.
While we ended up covering about 2.5 miles more than we had planned, the trails were great. Good day, but I was ready to put down the pack.
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