@JACKAL is willing to lead a group of us early arrivers over to the prison and the abandoned train. We will be meeting at the Pilot station on the west side of the freeway and plan on leaving at 9AM. Plan on getting there early to fuel up. We will probably be eating lunch at the Wardens Table. I believe the level of difficulty and time gone will be determined by the group we get.
Post on here if you'll be joining us.
This is my intended route for the Brushy Mountain Prison Loop leaving the Pilot Truckstop at I-75 Exit 141 9 AM tomorrow.
Eagle Rock Campground to Brushy Mountain State Prison Loop
Campground to TN 63 Turn Left go under I-75 and around corner approx. ½ Mile
Turn Left onto Royal Blue Road, follow it to right coming to a T with Old TN 63
Turn Left onto Old TN 63 go south to first bridge on right, turn right onto Bridge.
Continue to Right on Turley Mountain Road to NC Cross Mountain Road Turn sharp 270 deg. Right
Take Cross Mountain Road south to Jct. with Blacktop, continue straight (South) to Pine Bald Trail
Take Pine Bald Trail to T turn Left onto Tower Road, veer left onto trail at sharp right switchback.
Stay on green trail going south to Windrock Park boundary through Careyville Flatts Overlook.
From Careyville Flatts take WR 66 South to WR 62 Turn Left
WR 62 to WR 61 Turn Right
WR 61 to WR G55 continue straight then go right
WR G55 to WR 53 Turn Left
WR 53 to G53 junction, turn right then left onto WR 50
WR50 to G50 Turn right crossing TN Hwy 116
Go straight across onto WR G1
WR G1 to WR G18 Turn right onto G18 OR left onto G18A turning left from either onto WR G34
WR G34 to WR G9 veer right onto G9
WR G9 to junction of G2/G4/G7 – Veer right onto G4/G7 veer right again at split with G4
WR G7 continue down mountain to Abandoned Train
From Abandoned Train go west to TN Hwy. 116 turning left onto Hwy. 116
Stay on Hwy. 166 South to Petros, TN & Brushy Mountain State Prison.
From State Prison go back North on Hwy. 116 past G7 to trail SW34 turning left onto SW34
SW34 continue until it intersects with Stoney Fork Rd. turn left onto road.
Stoney Fork Road to T turn Left onto Norma Rd. going north, turn right onto blue trail stay left at split.
From blue trail at T turn left onto NC 69 to a T turning right onto Tower Road @ Willow Springs Gap
From Tower Road turn left (North) onto Pine Bald Trail cont. North to Green Trail (Cross Mtn. Road)
Cross Mtn. Road to T turn right onto Turley Mtn. Road going down off mountain to Old TN 63
Turn left onto Old TN 63 going north to Royal Blue Road (First Right) turn Right and cont. to HWY 63
Turn right onto HWY 63 go back under I-75 turning right onto frontage road, Luther Siebers Blvd.
