01/06/2026
Foothills Trail Thru Hike 2025
Day 6 - 12/31/2025
Start: Laurel Valley Trailhead Parking Lot/Rocky Bottom
End: Table Rock State Park
Mileage: 14.5 miles
76.2 trail miles completed!
Waking up in the hotel room, knowing it was freezing outside, was glorious!! We had hot coffwe again and were able to heat up our bacon for breakfast instead of eating it straight from the package like we had done the past few days. Our shuttle driver picked us up, took us across the street to Table Rock State Park where we dropped our heavy backpacks at the truck so we could just carry a day pack for a few snacks and water filters. The climb up Sassafras and later the climb up Pinnacle Mountain were the hardest sections of the day...but once we made it up Pinnacle, I was PUMPED!! We were going to finish that day...my redemption hike was coming to an end!
I'd love to hike the trail again, but this time in late summer, early fall when the days are warm enough to swim but the nights are cool enough to be comfortable...and a swim before bed means there's a less chance we'll smell like fritoes! 👀
We finished at about 6:15PM...in the dark, of course...but we finished and I'm glad we did! It was an amazing week and journey. 🥾
After finishing we found a Waffle House...I ate two chicken breast patties, Joseph ate two beef patties, and we each had four eggs each. We also orderd two more chicken and beef patties each to eat after our NYE celebration at Carowinds!
It was an amazing week, surrounded by God's beautiful creation, some tough times, but mostly filled with good times surrounded by great friends that we don't get to see often enough.
Hover & Hurricane are looking forward to more adventures in 2026! Happy New Year!
