MRATC Activities and Information, Week of Dec. 21 - 27, 2025
- mratcinfo
- Dec 21, 2025
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MRATC TRAIL WORK:
The club has ended our regular weekly group maintenance season. We will go out if a trail issue that is reported suggests a need (mratcinfo@gmail.com).
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MRATC HIKES:
WEEKLY FRIDAY HIKE:
There will be no scheduled Friday hike 12/26 or 1/2. The New Year’s potluck is Jan. 2nd, see below. The next Friday hike will be Jan.9, 2026. Details coming Jan. 4th.
Attached photo shows participants in the Winter Solstice hike on the AT south of Damascus on Dec. 20th, led by Felicia Mitchell.
INFORMATION ON WHITETOP MTN. ROAD (FS 89) WINTER CLOSURE:
UPDATES ON VIRGINIA CREEPER TRAIL RECONSTRUCTION: The Kiewit Corporation has set up a website for ongoing updates, including a map of construction access points. Visit www.creepertrailrebuild.com
Attached photo shows one of the AT detour signs on the Iron Mtn. Trail to route AT hikers around the construction area during 2026.
UPCOMING WINTER HIKES AND CELEBRATIONS:
Celebration of New Year:
“First Day” Hike at Hungry Mother, Thu., Jan. 1 – details will be sent in the Sunday email of Jan. 28th.
Friday, Jan. 2: Traditional New Year POTLUCK – 12 noon at Judith’s house.
25386 Cornelius Dr, Abingdon, VA 24211
Please RSVP
MRATC Annual Meeting and potluck: For those of you who might have been expecting our club’s Annual Meeting to be announced for February, we tried a spring meeting last year and liked the timing. The anticipated date will be Sat., April 11th. Stay tuned for details.
WINTER NATURALIST RALLY: Feb. 21. Save the date! Programs will include pottery-making, post-hurricane geology, and human-animal encounters. For details, visit www.blueridgediscoverycenter.org
PHOTOS FOR CLUB’S NEW WEBSITE:
MRATC is developing a new club website. It could use more photos of trail scenery and club activities. Anyone who has some good quality digital photos of club activities can send them to Drew: dhines@appalachiantrail.org.
Watch for more information on the new website early in 2026.
REMEMBERING GEORGE DICKERT
George Dickert, an MRATC trail maintainer for many years, died earlier this month at the age of 98.
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