Folks who do not live near Cook Forest are encouraged to come up to Cook Forest on Friday night and camp out in the Ridge Campground. We are planning a pleasant evening of swapping trail stories and reviewing gear around the campfire on Friday before heading out early on Saturday. At the end of Saturday's hike we will get into the shuttle cars and head back to the campground for warm showers, dinner and smores! You are free to leave anytime before checkout on Sunday. NOTE: Currently there is reserved space for 15 campers for this event, contact Dewaine Beard to put your name on the list.

The hike will take us from the Cook Forest Fire tower to Frozen Toe Road (about 20 miles). This is a longer hike (estimated to be 8+ hours) so please bring comfortable shoes, clothing appropriate for the weather (rain or shine), and plenty of food and water. Remember that this is not the Challenge and there will be no checkpoints or outside support during the walk. If you are going to camp out, bring your own tent, sleeping bag and overnight supplies.

We will meet at the Fire Tower at 9:00am and head out. The organizers will already have set the car shuttle at the endpoint so we can get underway.

There will be a $5 activity fee for this hike and an additional $5 fee for those who are camping.