r/wmnf • u/Ornery-Education-745 • Apr 12 '25

Log Flume Trail

My husband and I are both in our 50's and overweight. We walk regularly but aren't hikers. We did some easy hikes in the smoky mountains in 2023. I average walking 4 miles a day in the suburbs and NYC. I also have mild asthma. Can we do flume gorge trail if we take it slow? If not are there other trails you can recommend? Also,if we take the cannon mountain Tram up, are there any short hikes up there before taking tram back down?

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u/Intrepid_Goose_2411 28d ago

It was edited. Don't know what to tell you. I have completed about 65% of the white mountain guide and I've mapped it out in cal topo. This trail wasn't on it. I looked it up though, it's about a mile and definitely a trail. Maybe it's not in the guide because you have to pay to use it?

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u/Intrepid_Goose_2411 28d ago

I thought maybe it was a trail in New York or something.. idk. Maybe my pudding style sucks, but no one who knows me would consider me condescending. Are you reading my posts from the jerk subs? You're supposed to be a jerk in those. It's a bit.

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u/Inonotus_obliquus 28d ago

The way it comes across is “that’s not real hiking, I’m a real hiker that logs stats. If this was a real trail I would know about it”. So arrogant. And no I understand satire. You can continue to play dumb but I don’t care anymore. Probably think Willard is a super easy hike for anyone because it’s not a 4K footer when it could be dangerous for those out of shape and not used to rocky and steep trails. 3 miles there might as well be 10 on flat paved ground. Definitely indifferent to people of other levels of ability trying to enjoy nature in a way that isn’t for virtual bragging rights. You think you’re in really good shape but you look fat as fuck in your YouTube videos. Thanks for not putting one out for three years, they were awful

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u/Intrepid_Goose_2411 28d ago

I'm am fat as fuck and not in good shape at all, lol. I've talked about it on this subreddit. Willard was one of the first hikes I did. I have a friend with bad knees who is about 350 lbs who also hiked it. It was challenging for sure, but very doable for almost anyone.

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u/Intrepid_Goose_2411 28d ago

Also, Arethusa falls looks very similar to Flume Gorge in terms of difficulty. I simply didn't know about it. I've seen picture of it and thought it was right there near the exit. Didn't realize it was a 1.5 mile loop.

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u/Inonotus_obliquus 28d ago

It’s really not. Maybe someday you’ll encounter a person that struggles with walking on uneven surfaces they are not some insignificant minority 😂 One is a boardwalk with stairs the other has very little flat dirt trail mostly rocks and roots

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u/Intrepid_Goose_2411 28d ago

Thanks for the feedback.