Honey Creek Loop Trail-Celebrity Hike in the Big South Fork, Tennessee

**johnspenn** · 12-08-2017, 16:20

On December 2nd-3rd, 2017, I had the privilege to hike the Honey Creek Loop Trail in Big South Fork, Tennessee, with YouTube celebrities Scott Taylor and Evan Schaeffer, and Hammock Forum celebrities and legends, Roche and HangnOut. It was a great hike on a great trail with a great bunch of guys, and they made this newcomer feel welcome.

**Five Tango** · 12-08-2017, 18:55

Worth the wait!That looked like some rigorous challenging fun and the music was great.

**TiedUp** · 12-08-2017, 20:12

I commented in the YouTube comments...but also I wanted to ask if that trail shares horse trails much, and if so, how did that work out?
Good vid John!

**grubbster** · 12-09-2017, 06:49

Originally Posted by TiedUp

I commented in the YouTube comments...but also I wanted to ask if that trail shares horse trails much, and if so, how did that work out?
Good vid John!

I've been on that trail and you won't see any horses there. No way they could make it through.

**ObdewlaX** · 12-09-2017, 08:47

Looks like a nice hike... thanks for posting.

**johnspenn** · 12-09-2017, 09:08

Originally Posted by Five Tango

Worth the wait!That looked like some rigorous challenging fun and the music was great.

It was so much fun. I loved the trail and the company was bonus! Evan wrote and recorded the music too, he's a talented guy!

Originally Posted by TiedUp

I commented in the YouTube comments...but also I wanted to ask if that trail shares horse trails much, and if so, how did that work out?
Good vid John!

Thanks, a grubbster answered your question =)

Originally Posted by grubbster

I've been on that trail and you won't see any horses there. No way they could make it through.

No way no how.

Originally Posted by ObdewlaX

Looks like a nice hike... thanks for posting.

It was a great hike, thanks for checking it out!

All three videos are posted now. Here's Evan Schaeffer's version- he focussed on his upcoming AT thru-hike attempt and his decision to forgo the use of trekking poles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PARdo7aRcjs&t=0s

Here's Scott taylor's version, a fun watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zebGYyuimj8&t=0s

**TrailSlug** · 12-09-2017, 12:12

John,
How many miles did you guys cover? That area looks a lot like the Sipsey Wilderness down in the valleys. Thanks for taking us along on your adventure.

**johnspenn** · 12-09-2017, 12:58

Originally Posted by TrailSlug

John,
How many miles did you guys cover? That area looks a lot like the Sipsey Wilderness down in the valleys. Thanks for taking us along on your adventure.

The official trail mileage AFAIK is 5.5 or so, but we took a couple of detours and lost the trail once so it was at least 6 and probably more. Doesn't sound like much but it's definitely not a trail you can "turn and burn" on, you have to take time on the slick rocks, and the "spelunking" through the rock caves etc. It really is a lot of fun tho, I highly recommend it! Thanks for checking it out TS!

**TrailSlug** · 12-09-2017, 13:30

Originally Posted by johnspenn

The official trail mileage AFAIK is 5.5 or so, but we took a couple of detours and lost the trail once so it was at least 6 and probably more. Doesn't sound like much but it's definitely not a trail you can "turn and burn" on, you have to take time on the slick rocks, and the "spelunking" through the rock caves etc. It really is a lot of fun tho, I highly recommend it! Thanks for checking it out TS!

Thanks. I hear you. There are trail miles and then there are hard trail miles and some of the hardest I've ever done are in the Savage Gulf where 3 miles are like 8. Thanks for the info.