Barnett Branch Trail veers off Upper Black Mountain with our destination being to intersect with Mountains to Sea Trail. Last section of Barnett is very steep. Pass a couple of waterfalls which is where we had lunch.
Trails were blocked many times by recently fallen trees. Several trails intersect in the Pink Beds Loop area and we took the wrong trail for about half miles before doubling back. Chip had gotten far ahead of me at that time, we had no cell service but decided independently to go back to trail intersection and try again.
Return trip was also confusing because trail seemed to stop at an intersection but it was blocked and hidden by a new fallen tree. Lesson: bring walk-in talkies and check RWGPS map before and soon after any trail changes.
Also saw abandoned bike. Asked bikers later on return on Club Gap, they said they didn’t see it but it was there when we got back to the car. I emailed Sycamore and police.