We will lop overgrown vegetation along the back side of Blockstand Creek Trail. The park has loppers available. Please bring water, snacks, bug spray and sunblock. We will be hiking up to 8 miles and lopping a mile of trail. Meet up at Rocky Fork trail parking, overflow parking along Rocky Fork Road.
Directions: From Johnson City/ Erwin take I-26 South and get off at exit 43, follow the brown signs to Lamar Alexander Rocky Fork State Park. Turn right on TN 352 for approximately 6 miles until you arrive at Rocky Fork Road on your right. Take Rocky Fork Road for 0.8 of a mile until you reach the gravel parking lot. From Asheville/ Mars Hill NC take I-26 North and get off at Exit 50, the first Exit in Tennessee, take a left on Upper Higgins Road for 0.6 of a mile, turn right on Old Asheville Highway for 2.2 miles, turn Left on Rocky Fork Road for 0.8 of a mile until you arrive at the gravel parking lot.
