APPLETREE CREEK

This hike along Appletree Creek (Trail 19B) starts across from a meadow as you enter the Appletree Group Camping area. It follows yellow blazes along a stream and up to a ridge for 2.2 miles to a junction with Laurel Creek (Trail 19F). There are two loops that are possible through the area and both will take at least two hours to complete. We backtracked out due to the weather, but the Appletree Creek drainage only makes a moderate ascent to the ridge and it is heavily lined with rhododendron bushes and lush vegetation. It is definitely a pleasant hike if you are in the area.