Pine Mountain Trail Conference

08/24/2026

08/21/2026

Just don’t.

A hiker suffered a fatal snake bite in Tennessee after picking up a Timber rattlesnake near the beginning of a trail in Savage Gulf State Park, officials said.

08/05/2026

Big shout out to my newest top fans! 💎

James Allen Wallace, Sharon Nichols Absher, Janet Lynne Kincer, Lee Overstreet, Scott Reedy, Nick Harrington

Drop a comment to welcome them to our community,

08/03/2026

PINE MOUNTAIN SCENIC TRAIL VOLUNTEER REPORT July 2026

First thing - there will be plenty of opportunities upcoming to participate in some work projects.
If you are interested in helping with the construction of the new shelter in the Cable Gap area (Birch K**b section near Pound,VA) try to keep some dates in the middle of the week open from the end of August until the first 2 weeks of October. We'll also be looking for volunteers to keep the Birch K**b section better maintained.

Also, there is planned work days November 9th and 10th to complete the new 1/2 mile of trail on KNLT's Raven Roost property. It's located in Letcher Co, KY on the Little Shepherd section.

Let us know if you want to help with any of the above projects.

Little Shepherd Section Will Connelly, Lorie McKnight, Shad Baker Sherry Cornett 6.5 hours

Highlands Section Myrel Short, Jimmy & Jordan Shepherd, Trevor Napier, Mitchell & Lucas Estep, Chris Meade 14.5 hours

Birch K**b Section Shad Baker, Shane Mullins, David Lawson, Mike Wheatley, Doug Ramey, David & Meranda Ramey 32.5 hours

The above work has been done by volunteers who have "adopted" a section of the Pine Mountain Scenic Trail to complete trail maintenance.

Year to Date -

Adopters - 505.0 hours
Work Projects - 60.0

Total - 565.0 hours

Will C. VP

07/31/2026

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07/27/2026

The helicopter pilot pre-inspected the drop site for the shelter materials this past week. It’s starting to get real now!

07/26/2026

https://www.backpacker.com/news-and-events/news/we-started-making-kebab-jokes-a-hiker-impaled-himself-on-a-trekking-pole-and-had-to-walk-10-miles-for-help/?scope=initial&utm_content=comment&utm_medium=backpacker&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwRlRTSATTIIhwZG9mBWZkaWQWULRxNMvtED6hHxFbEb5Dapj1oP6nnWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR6Z3DDmnI0FZ9aj-I9hncpACerfV0nKJrOcVOVv1duaeIAAWFeeJsDhj3Gr6w_aem_lH7bQMdMFj7fWeEIpfXLUQ

David Cifaldi says he was hiking up Montana's Granite Peak with friends when he slipped and drove a section of his trekking pole through his torso.