Mountain to Sea Trail
John and I hiked from campground East to Beaver Dam Overlook. 9 miles with the 1.5 miles side excursions. Trail nice with some rocky areas. Running along ridge and had some good views including BRP overlooks, which made this section better than the next day.
Next day hike from Wagon Road Gap overlook. 1/2 mile rarely used trail led to MST. Big deal is we saw a bear about 2.5 miles from Inn. Young adult foraging on the trail that took off when he saw us. Trail was little rocky but nice through forest and laurel canopies. Ran along mid-ridge most of the way. Lots of springs and few small creeks. 7 miles total.
Then later same day hiked 2.4 miles roundtrip to Mount Pisgah and enjoyed beer with 360* view on observation platform. Lots of elevation but easy with stone steps much of the way