Frozen Head // Mar 2023 · Troop 13 Home

Frozen Head // Mar 2023

SUMMARY 🟡

ELECTRONICS REMINDER 📱🕹️

One of the great benefits of heading out on any of our trips is that we’re able to unplug from our digital world for a few days. Electronics are allowed while traveling to our destinations, but we have a longstanding rule that

Scouts are not allowed to use electronics while on our trips (i.e. if brought they’ll be left in vehicles and not used during the trip).

WHAT: A 2 night intermediate backpacking trip at Frozen Head State Park (home to the infamous

Barkley Marathons⁠

RSVP: CLOSED

Open to 12 people (8-10 Scouts, 2-3 adults)

Open to Scouts who have been on at least 2 backpacking trips with Troop 13 and are prepared for the physical challenge of the hike.

DEPART: 4:30PM on Mar 24 from Publix on S Royal Oaks

RETURN: 2-3PM on Mar 26 to Publix on S Royal Oaks

DISTANCE/ELEVATION: ~10 miles, 2,514 ft ascent, 2,542 ft descent

MEALS:

Fri Mar 24: bring money for dinner on the road

Sat Mar 25: breakfast, lunch, dinner

Sun Mar 26: breakfast

COST: $38 for Scouts, $17 for Adults ($21 discount for Scouts using OWNFOOD-FROZEN if bringing your own food)

PACKING LIST:

Backpacking Packing List⁠

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ITINERARY

Frozen Head State Park is said to have some of the most superlative views in all of Tennessee. We’ll hit some of the highest points in Morgan County, TN, with a lot of elevation change (~2500 ft up and down). We’ll have the option on our Saturday hike in to climb up to lookout tower and see for miles in all directions.

We’ll drive out Friday evening and spend the night in the Flat Fork campground. Saturday morning we’ll head out to the trail, and hike to the Squire Knob campground (6 miles). About 4 miles into the day we’ll have an option to detour half a mile up to the lookout tower. Sunday morning we’ll continue the loop around back on our way out (about 3.5 miles out).

MEALS

See

🍽️Menu Ideas⁠

for inspiration.

Friday

Dinner: bring money to buy on the way

Saturday

Breakfast

Lunch

Dinner

Sunday

Breakfast

Lunch: bring money to buy on the road

💰 Cooking Budget:

$21 per person

MAPS & ELEVATION

GaiaGPS Route Overview

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Elevation Profile

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This does not include the lookout tower extension.

WHO IS COMING

RSVP list current as of 8PM Mar 20.

SUMMARY 🟡

ITINERARY

MEALS

MAPS & ELEVATION

WHO IS COMING

Scouts (6)

Adults (4)