Dobie Mountain Trail Hike

Dobie Mountain Trail via the Appalachian Trail won’t have much parking on a holiday or the weekend as the parking lot is often filled with people who hike up to the Humpback Rocks Summit.

I went on the 4th of July and opted to park at the visitor center and then walk across the farm with its historical buildings still in place.

The farm has several buildings to explore including the cabin, chicken coup, root cellar, barn, “bear proof” pigpen, and spring house. This farm depicts life in Appalachia during the 1890s.

I am not a big fan of trails that are an in + out as I prefer to hike trails that are a loop, something about backtracking that just annoys me a bit, before heading down the Appalachian Trail, you come to Glass Hollow Overlook. Not much to see as everything is quite green and lush at the moment but still a nice look over the mountains.

Back to the main trail, it does lead you down along the Appalachian Trail to a stream and if you go just a bit further you come across a camp shelter and an outhouse which is quite convenient if you need to go to the bathroom.

And of course, here you had to turn around and hike back to the trail. You can avoid doing that if you want to but because I am going for mileage it was a nice way to add that.

Once you are back of the in-and-out section, you’ll get on the Albright Trail, which is just a hike in the woods. There is also a point of interest along this trail (keep an eye out!); it is the remains of an old airplane wreck (1963) on the west slope of Dobie Mountain. It can be seen from the trail but most would not notice unless they are looking for it. It can be reached by a short uphill climb on an unmarked footpath.

I did not seek out the wreckage but I added this to a possible list of things to check out at a later date.

The entire trail is about 6.3 miles and is well-marked and well worth it as parts of it are quiet if you’re going for solitude.