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Foothills Trail Thru Hike Planning & Logistics

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In October 2021 I completed a thru-hike of the 77 mile Foothills Trail. In this video I discuss the main considerations for planning a thru-hike of the Foothills Trail.
Video Table of Contents:
01:14 When to Hike
02:14 Hiking Direction
03:35 Access and Shuttles
05:18 Navigation
06:20 Permits & Camping
07:01 Resupply
08:03 Water Availability
08:36 Food Storage
09:34 Good First Thru-hike?
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--Hungry Cat
*RESOURCES*
-Foothills Trail Conservancy: Great stop for information about the trail and to find out how you can donate time or money to support this wonderful resource. foothillstrail...
-Foothills Trail Shuttles: foothillstrail...
-Foothills Trail GPX map files: You can download these from my website and use them in a free GPS map app like GAIA or Avenza. unfetteredfoot...
-GAIA GPS website: I frequently use GAIA for trail maps. It works on airplane mode so it doesn’t drain my battery, but still allows me to see exactly where I am on trail at any point in time. gaiagps.com
-My Foothills Trail Thru Hike Backpacking Gear List: lighterpack.co...
-Foothills Trail Facebook Group: Facebook Groups are often a great resource for learning more about a trail. / 1491703867712310
-Foothills Trail Interactive Google Map by Andrew Gleason: A great resource for pre-hike planning! www.google.com...
-Oconee State Park Website: southcarolinap...
-Table Rock State Park Website: southcarolinap...
-Sawyer Squeeze Water Filter: I used this and two SmartWater bottles to filter water on the trail. I use it on all of my long hikes! amzn.to/3zV5LWu
-Opsack for Odor-free Food Storage: amzn.to/3HKj5jh
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5 сен 2024

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@forestswan1045 2 года назад

My husband and I have been wanting to do this for 5 years. Your video was not only personable, straightforward but very informative. You nailed everything we wanted to know. All questions answered. Thank you for this great shakedown on what it takes to do this amazing trail.

@UnfetteredFootsteps 2 года назад

Hey, thank you for such a wonderful comment! I’m just glad you found it helpful. You will love this trail - start getting excited!

@Bibs123 9 месяцев назад

I saw this video while planning a trip for this upcoming summer (2023). Your videos are great, and I subscribed. I retire in two years and I'm working/learning about backpacking to do the AT in 2025. Thanks for the detailed information.

@UnfetteredFootsteps 9 месяцев назад

Glad you found it helpful! I have thru hiked the AT (2018), but didn’t do a video series on it at the time. I kept a trail journal which you can read at unfetteredfootsteps.com if that is helpful. My latest video on how much a thru hike costs may be helpful from a budgeting perspective. I hope you have a great hike and what a great retirement gift!

@js4513 2 года назад

Thank you for the video. Currently planning a thru hike for my son and I coming up in a few weeks so greatly appreciate the information.

@UnfetteredFootsteps 2 года назад

Thanks for watching and glad it was helpful! You two will have a blast on this trip!

@jeffstone28 11 месяцев назад

Enjoyable video. Thanks for making it! Through my earlier research, I thought the only place to leave a resupply cache was at Whitewater Falls. I purchased a locking ammo can from Amazon for that purpose. But I see somebody mentioning Bad Creek here in the comments. I'll have to check that out. I'm tentatively planning a thru-hike the end of this month or early November, going west to east.

@UnfetteredFootsteps 11 месяцев назад

Enjoy the hike! Fall is a great time for it.

@kathythulien3452 2 года назад

Really enjoyed your foothills trail videos and this informative video. My sister, husband and I are planning to hike the foothills trail soon!

@UnfetteredFootsteps 2 года назад

Thanks Kathy! I appreciate the feedback and glad you enjoyed them. I hope you all love the trail as much as I did. Have a great hike!

@miterbenisdurty3862 2 года назад

You should look into the auger hole trail. The hidden waterfalls are worth it. Good luck man.

@UnfetteredFootsteps 2 года назад

I’ll check it out - thanks!

@joefox9918 2 года назад

Great video. Super helpful. Thanks!

@UnfetteredFootsteps 2 года назад

Thank you - glad you found it helpful!

@bretbowlin2617 2 года назад

Great content and well done. Thanks!

@UnfetteredFootsteps 2 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for watching!

@michaeljmelanson7926 Год назад

This Past Oct. (24-31) we did an 8 day through hike Oconee to table Rock. from Thompson creek campsite through round Mt. was Dry. got water at whitewater bridge area next day. an option is leave a car (we did) at Bad creek Access (for resupply etc.) Taz recommended. Also climbing from this direction is more manageable (heartbreak ridge) in my opinion. This was my first backpacking adventure. My 2 cents make sure to be prepared for rain (wet feet) carry electrolytes (hydration balance) carry a tent pole splint (Amazon) ( a hiker broke one day 3 of his 10 day allotted hike) he reported back to me My duct tape I gave him sufficed. but a splint would be ideal.

@therealsalesman9690 Год назад

Thank you for all the info. I am planning on doing this hike this coming April. A lot of good info and answers to questions I had.

@UnfetteredFootsteps Год назад

Glad you found it helpful! Have a great hike - it’s a wonderful trail!

@scoobysid04 2 года назад

Awesome video

@UnfetteredFootsteps 2 года назад

Thank you Carl!

@bobbobbington8528 6 месяцев назад

GPX files on your website doesnt work.

@UnfetteredFootsteps 6 месяцев назад

Hi Cody. Occasionally that plugin seems to fail, or things get stuck in the junk folder. I found your email in the download logs and went ahead and emailed you a zip file with the GPX files in it. Have a great hike!

@recklessvolk 2 месяца назад

@@UnfetteredFootstepsI am having the same issue unfortunately.

@UnfetteredFootsteps 2 месяца назад

@@recklessvolk Hi. If you drop me a note via the contact form on my website with the files you need I’ll email them to you. I am not sure why the plugin isn’t working sometimes.

@Grandma-dl9dw Год назад

I'd love to listen to the video but the background music is too much to listen to with your commentary

@UnfetteredFootsteps Год назад

Sorry you're having challenges listening to the video. The balance between music and voice should be ok. I test this for each video. The background music should be very quiet in relation to the voice. It may be that you have a broken speaker in your laptop or headphones. Sometimes when they start to go they only feed in part of the audio. I had a pair of headphones I used for running do this. Anyway, hope you get the info you need.