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Sipsey Wilderness // Sep 2025

Intermediate backpacking in Sipsey Wilderness

SUMMARY 🟡

DISTANCE/ELEVATION ~8 miles, 1200-1400 ft elevation

PACKING LIST:

Backpacking Packing List⁠

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DEPART: 7AM on Sep 20

RETURN: Afternoon on Sep 21

COST: $31/Scouts, $15/Adults

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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).

ITINERARY

We’ll meet at and leave from the Publix on S Royal Oaks in Franklin (

Google Maps⁠

Apple Maps⁠

We’re heading down to the Sipsey Wilderness in northern Alabama for the first time. This is known as “land of 1000 waterfalls”.

The Sipsey Wilderness area puts a

limit⁠

on group size - max 10 people. If we have 10 or less people (at least 2 adults) we’ll send a single crew. If we have more than 10 (with at least 4 adults) we can send a second crew who will hike ~30 minutes behind the first crew.

Registration will initially open for 12 Scouts and 4 Adults (assuming we’ll have enough for 2 crews) - we’ll make adjustments from there depending on how sign ups go.

If registration is full when you go to signup, please add your name to the waitlist.

Crew/route assignments will be determined after signup closes.

We’ll hike an an 8 mile loop called Randolph - Sipsey Loop (also known as Randolph and Sipsey Loop Trail). This has close to 1400 feet of elevation ascent and descent with 2 river crossings and several waterfalls.

MEALS

The

Backcountry Cookbook⁠

has trail tested recipes ready to go. See

Menu Ideas⁠

for additional inspiration. Cooks should complete the Backpacking Meal Planner.pdf on the

Cooking⁠

as they plan their meals.

Saturday

Lunch

Dinner

Sunday

Breakfast

Cooking Budget

$16 per person

MAPS

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WHO’S COMING

RSVP list current as of 7:30PM Sep 8.

Scouts

Caleb Myers

Jackson Ricker

Kent Brooks

Micah Casey (cook 1)

Adults

Dave Brooks (drive 4)

Jeff Myers (drive 5)

Steve Casey (drive 3)

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