Hike 2.  Doubletop - Camp Hoover - Big Meadows

Club: Chris Nolen and the Tuesday Group Hikers; my scouting traces and leading for MWROP

Date: 03/18/2003; 10/11/2003; 11/22/2003; 03/30/2004; 10/17/2005; 02/22/2006; 03/22/2009

Parking: good for about 5 cars

Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: Doubletop_CampHoover_BigMeadows_GPS20030318CNolen.tpo; Doubletop_CampHoover_BigMeadows_GPS20031011.tpo; Doubletop_CampHoover_BigMeadows_GPS20031122.tpo; Doubletop_CampHoover_BigMeadows_GPS20040330CNolen.tpo; Doubletop_CampHoover_BigMeadows_GPS20051017.tpo; Doubletop_CampHoover_BigMeadows_GPS20060222CNolen.tpo; Doubletop_CampHoover_BigMeadows_GPS20090322.tpo

Universal GPX format from Topo!: Doubletop_CampHoover_BigMeadows_GPS20030318CNolen_tpo.gpx; Doubletop_CampHoover_BigMeadows_GPS20031011_tpo.gpx; Doubletop_CampHoover_BigMeadows_GPS20031122_tpo.gpx; Doubletop_CampHoover_BigMeadows_GPS20040330CNolen_tpo.gpx; Doubletop_CampHoover_BigMeadows_GPS20051017_tpo.gpx; Doubletop_CampHoover_BigMeadows_GPS20060222CNolen_tpo.gpx; Doubletop_CampHoover_BigMeadows_GPS20090322_tpo.gpx

Description File: Doubletop_CampHoover_BigMeadows_GPS20031011.doc; Doubletop_CampHoover_BigMeadows_GPS20031122.doc

GPS TrackMaker Trace: Doubletop_CampHoover_BigMeadows_GPS20031011.gtm; Doubletop_CampHoover_BigMeadows_GPS20031122.gtm; Doubletop_CampHoover_BigMeadows_GPS20051017.gtm; Doubletop_CampHoover_BigMeadows_GPS20090322.gtm

Garmin MapSource Trace: Doubletop_CampHoover_BigMeadows_GPS20090322.gdb

Universal GPS Format: Doubletop_CampHoover_BigMeadows_GPS20090322.gpx

Notes: one of the best hikes out there.  Also one of the least known.  Also one of the most strenuous.  Different variations are shown here.  I prefer my own, which is the last hike.  Originally this hike was designed by Glenn Palatini, Chris Nolen and Jack Thorsen.

Photo Album: Doubletop_CampHoover_BigMeadows_GPS20051017;  Doubletop_CampHoover_BigMeadows_GPS20090322

Hike 3.  Doubletop and Chapman Mountains - Rt. 648

Club: Jack and William leading for MWROP

Date: 11/09/2002

Parking: good for up to 5 cars

Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: Doubletop_ChapmanMtnTr_Rt648_GPS20021109.tpo

Universal GPX format from Topo!: Doubletop_ChapmanMtnTr_Rt648_GPS20021109_tpo.gpx

Description File: Doubletop_ChapmanMtnTr_Rt648_GPS20021109.doc

GPS TrackMaker Trace: Doubletop_ChapmanMtnTr_Rt648_GPS20021109.gtm; Doubletop_ChapmanMtnTr_Rt648_GPS20021109Map.gtm - last file is 3.8MByte because it includes an underlying scan of the section of the PATC map 10

Warnings: strenuous, lots of road walking

Hike 4.  Doubletop Loop and Side Trails

Club: in both cases my scouting with different people; I also decided to put the merges map of all the Doubletop trails compiled by Jack

Date: 12/21/2002; 04/20/2003; 04/19/2003

Parking: good

Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: DoubletopLoop_GPS20021221.tpo; DoubletopLoopPlus_GPS20030420.tpo; Doubletop_GPS20030419Merged_JThorsen.tpo

Universal GPX format from Topo!: DoubletopLoop_GPS20021221_tpo.gpx; DoubletopLoopPlus_GPS20030420_tpo.gpx; Doubletop_GPS20030419Merged_JThorsen_tpo.gpx

Description File: DoubletopLoop_GPS20021221.doc; DoubletopLoopPlus_GPS20030420.doc

GPS TrackMaker Trace: DoubletopLoop_GPS20021221.gtm; DoubletopLoopPlus_GPS20030420.gtm

Warnings: some road walking.  Lots of gain on the second trip

Hike 5.  Doubletop South - Chapman Mountain Trail

Club: Jack and me scouting

Date: 09/08/2002

Parking: the road to the parking used to be horrible, designed for the 4WD cars with high clearance.  Don't know how it is now

Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: DoubletopSouth_ChapmanMtnTr_GPS20020908.tpo

Universal GPX format from Topo!: DoubletopSouth_ChapmanMtnTr_GPS20020908_tpo.gpx

Description File: DoubletopSouth_ChapmanMtnTr_GPS20020908.doc

Hike 6.  Doubletop South with Side Trails

Club: my scouting

Date: 09/04/2004

Parking: good

Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: DoubletopSouthSideTrails_GPS20040904.tpo

Universal GPX format from Topo!: DoubletopSouthSideTrails_GPS20040904_tpo.gpx

GPS TrackMaker Trace: DoubletopSouthSideTrails_GPS20040904.gtm

Warnings: very strenuous