Mount Sterling Loop from Big Creek Picnic Area

Training day hike with 41 lb pack while ascending. Graph shows 4:26 hr ascent, which includes a 12 min break.

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Mount Sterling Loop from Big Creek Picnic Area

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Recorded on iPhone SE with Gaia GPS for iOS

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MATCHES KNOWN HIKE

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Mount Sterling Loop via Baxter Creek and Big Creek Trails
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 16.7 mi

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Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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16.9 mi

Distance

7 hrs 46 min

Moving Time

30:20 min/mi

Pace

8 hrs 32 min
Total Time
46 min
Stopped Time
2.2 mph
Moving Speed
2.0 mph
Avg Speed
3,979 ft
Ascent
4,102 ft
Descent

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MATCHES KNOWN HIKE

1
Mount Sterling Loop via Baxter Creek and Big Creek Trails
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 16.7 mi

RECORDED IN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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GAIA gps ascent total is still wonky for two reasons. I climbed the tower at the summit, but the GAIA elevation displayed did not change from the summit elevation. So it seems GAIA uses a topo map to determine elevation. Also, the uphill PUD at about mile 7.7 did not change the ascent total from what is displayed earlier at the summit.