Honey Creek Loop: Big South Fork NRRA

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  • Опубліковано 13 січ 2025

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  • @illegalsmilez
    @illegalsmilez 7 місяців тому

    My dad took me here when I was pretty young. It's been my absolute favorite place to go hiking ever since. It's absolutely beautiful there

    • @BryanDeLay
      @BryanDeLay  7 місяців тому

      Yes, it is a great loop!

  • @billseay6399
    @billseay6399 5 років тому +2

    Hey Thanks Great video and and views

    • @BryanDeLay
      @BryanDeLay  5 років тому

      You're welcome Bill! Glad you enjoyed the video.

  • @johnnyrussell8729
    @johnnyrussell8729 3 роки тому

    Eventually I'll get around to seeing all your videos. You do an amazing job with them and I appreciate the info you provide.

  • @CatherineGregoryAdventures
    @CatherineGregoryAdventures 6 років тому

    What a beautiful hike Bryan. That waterfall shot at 2:43 is spectacular.

    • @BryanDeLay
      @BryanDeLay  6 років тому

      -Thank you Catherine! Yes, that waterfall was really cool.

  • @BackpackingWithJason
    @BackpackingWithJason 4 роки тому

    I’ve been to a few places around there. Sure is a beautiful place to go backpacking. I’m going down there in about a month. I’ve kayaked that beautiful river too. Whole lotta fun in the Big South Fork. I enjoyed your video 👍👍

    • @BryanDeLay
      @BryanDeLay  4 роки тому +1

      Thanks Jason! BSFNRRA is a great place to backpack late fall, winter and early spring. Lots of ticks in the summer though.

  • @alyeskaddict
    @alyeskaddict 6 років тому

    Awesome video! My family and I are moving from the mountains of Oregon to Oneida, and knowing this exists has given us peace!

    • @BryanDeLay
      @BryanDeLay  6 років тому +1

      Thanks Scott! From Oregon to Oneida, now that might be some culture shock. Big South Fork has some fantastic scenery, and this loop is just a small section. It can be a little hot in the summer, but the Smoky Mountains aren't very far away and much cooler. Hope you enjoy east Tennessee.

  • @cbeberle5902
    @cbeberle5902 11 місяців тому

    Great trip, totally enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing.

    • @BryanDeLay
      @BryanDeLay  11 місяців тому

      Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the video.

  • @SectionHikingTheAT
    @SectionHikingTheAT 6 років тому

    Another exciting and pretty challenging hike. Glad you had nice weather. I enjoyed the tarp set ups and quick shots of proper strap use on your poles and tightening pack straps. The picnic table sure was a nice surprise! Really beautiful scenes- thanks Bryan!

    • @BryanDeLay
      @BryanDeLay  6 років тому

      Thank you SectionHiking The AT! Glad you enjoyed the video. Yea, the picnic table was a surprise.

  • @bigzach322
    @bigzach322 6 років тому +1

    Really amazing scenery, especially the second day. Loved the campsite location.

    • @BryanDeLay
      @BryanDeLay  6 років тому +1

      Thanks for watching and commenting Zach. The second night was definitely your kind of campsite, as much as you like the big views.

  • @NicoleHikesalot
    @NicoleHikesalot 3 роки тому

    hi Bryan, awesome loop, I really plan on doing this one...maybe next weekend. We recently did John Litton Farm Loop and loved that too. Thank you so much for taking us along. Happy Holidays to you

    • @BryanDeLay
      @BryanDeLay  3 роки тому +1

      Glad you liked the John Litton Farm Loop. Merry Christmas to you too!

    • @NicoleHikesalot
      @NicoleHikesalot 3 роки тому

      @@BryanDeLay Merry Christmas ❤️

  • @JamesRobertSmith
    @JamesRobertSmith 6 років тому

    That place is great! I went there a couple of years back and hiked many miles of trails. But we missed the Honey Creek Loop. When we go back (and we will, for sure) that's the first thing on my list.

    • @BryanDeLay
      @BryanDeLay  6 років тому

      You definitely should check it out. One of the better hikes in Big South Fork.

  • @christopherfarrell3407
    @christopherfarrell3407 6 років тому

    My hiking buddies did this loop this past winter. I missed it. Maybe I'll get it in this year.

    • @BryanDeLay
      @BryanDeLay  6 років тому

      Hopefully you can get in this hike this year. I'd recommend late fall, winter or early spring. Ticks can be bad in summer at Big South Fork. Also it can be hot compared to the higher elevations in the mountains around the Smoky's. Thanks for watching.

  • @kirkmillerBO84
    @kirkmillerBO84 6 років тому

    Great hike and the waterfall was awesome.

  • @laffilmfest3759
    @laffilmfest3759 3 роки тому

    Pretty quick on the trail....comes from experience :)

    • @BryanDeLay
      @BryanDeLay  3 роки тому +1

      Thanks LAF filmfest! Over 50 years of experience, but not as quick as I used to be.

    • @laffilmfest3759
      @laffilmfest3759 3 роки тому

      Bryan Delay......we older guys know it's the quality rather then quantity when it comes to those miles.....ain't no hurry to get to the finish line in this life :).......hike on!

  • @allenbrackett4566
    @allenbrackett4566 6 років тому

    I love this hike. Thanks for sharing.

    • @BryanDeLay
      @BryanDeLay  6 років тому

      Thank you Allen! It's a beautiful loop.

  • @wyopobo5339
    @wyopobo5339 6 років тому

    Hey Bryan. love the video. very beautiful scenery. thanks for sharing. take care..

    • @BryanDeLay
      @BryanDeLay  6 років тому +1

      Thank you Martin! Hope you are getting out and doing some backpacking.

    • @wyopobo5339
      @wyopobo5339 6 років тому

      i have been backpacking. quite a bit. thanks Bryan.

  • @DixonHikes
    @DixonHikes 6 років тому

    Beautiful area, Bryan. Thanks for sharing.

    • @BryanDeLay
      @BryanDeLay  6 років тому

      Thanks for watching and commenting Chris.

  • @damnimgood20
    @damnimgood20 4 роки тому

    This was an amazing video

  • @joshuamcconkeyfishing
    @joshuamcconkeyfishing 6 років тому

    That is really amazing. Im gonna have to come do that next spring. Nice video

    • @BryanDeLay
      @BryanDeLay  6 років тому

      Thanks for watching and commenting Joshua. You'll enjoy this loop. Glad you liked the video!

  • @courtneyb4169
    @courtneyb4169 6 років тому

    Excellent video. I’m trying to work up to a hike this strenuous. Great inspiration.

    • @BryanDeLay
      @BryanDeLay  6 років тому

      Thank you Courtney! Hope you achieve your goals.

  • @jinsjewelry
    @jinsjewelry 6 років тому +2

    Beautiful!!
    Thank you for sharing.
    Subscribed for more:)

    • @BryanDeLay
      @BryanDeLay  6 років тому +1

      Thank you Jina Ahn for watching and subscribing.

  • @debbiecooper3661
    @debbiecooper3661 4 роки тому

    Help build those trails with YCC in High School ..They are made by Angelo Saxons. Daniel Boone was one too .

    • @BryanDeLay
      @BryanDeLay  4 роки тому +1

      Thanks for all your help in building these trails Debbie. Honey Creek Loop is an amazing hike.

  • @davepowers1694
    @davepowers1694 Рік тому

    So I have to ask- is there a trail that goes from Honey Creek Loop up towards the O&W Bridge? I was looking for it on the map I have and do not see one. I'd like to see the overlook of O&W bridge. Cool video! I love the Big South Fork!!

    • @BryanDeLay
      @BryanDeLay  Рік тому

      Yes Dave, the Sheltowee Trace Trail has been extended to Honey Creek Loop then down to Burnt Mill Bridge, which is now the southern terminus. The trail is not on the Trails Illustrated Map of BSFNRRA, but it's on Caltopo Maps and Gaia Maps.

  • @CarlMonin
    @CarlMonin 6 років тому

    We plan on doing this loop next month. Never been there. Have you been to Needles Eye that's fairly close to the loop? Also, where was that picnic table? We'd like to make use of that while there :) Thanks Bryan.

    • @BryanDeLay
      @BryanDeLay  6 років тому

      Sorry to be so long in getting back with you, but I've been out of town for 8 days and 4 days of that I was backpacking. Yes I've been to the Needles Eye, but it's not close to this loop. The picnic table is on the John Muir trail north of this loop. Also I saw a comment you made about premature wear and tear on the Zpacks Arc Haul, but can't find it now. I don't have any worn places on the pack around the hip belt or any where else.

  • @whshome
    @whshome 6 років тому +1

    Great video Bryan! That entire section of the John Muir as with the Honey Creek Loop are wonderful. Question, did you go down to the Devil's Den Cave just below your 2nd night camp above the bridge? It's a pretty impressive geologic formation, but may have been just below where you got water. It's on the left about 50 feet from the trail, and less than .2 mile down from the picnic table campsite, a huge deep and dark overhang. Just this past weekend I did a Sierra Club backpack in this area, from Burnt Mill Bridge to where you started/ended, pretty good also. theskeltonview.smugmug.com/2018-TRIPS-SOUTHEASTERN-UNITED-STATES/Big-South-Fork-NRRA-Sierra-Club-backpack-Burnt-Mill-Bridge/ And last year did a Sierra Club backpack starting where you did but going on to Leatherwood Ford, and camping at the same place you did with the picnic table. theskeltonview.smugmug.com/2017-TripsSoutheastern-United-/Big-South-Fork-Backpack-John-Muir-Trail-Ap-12-2017

    • @BryanDeLay
      @BryanDeLay  6 років тому

      Thanks for watching and commenting Will. I did not go down to Devils Den. One, I wasn't sure how far down it was and two I decided to save that for a out and back trip starting at Leatherwood. The Burnt Mill Bridge Loop is nice also. I've hiked it a couple of times and the JMT up to the Honey Creek Loop trail head. Thanks for the link to the pictures. I'll check them out.

  • @MamasBasecamp
    @MamasBasecamp 5 років тому

    Very beautiful video, well done. What month of the year was this hike?

    • @BryanDeLay
      @BryanDeLay  5 років тому +1

      Thank you Mama's Basecamp. It was the end of April 2018.

    • @MamasBasecamp
      @MamasBasecamp 5 років тому

      @@BryanDeLay thank you. Was planning to come down end of March and wondering whether to expect ice. By the looks of it, it could go either way a month earlier in the year.

  • @SectionHikingTheAT
    @SectionHikingTheAT 6 років тому

    Hi Bryan, do you have a video on the different types of chordage- for instance dyneema vs. guy line, micro line, etc? Do you have a preference on what type of line you use for each task?

    • @BryanDeLay
      @BryanDeLay  6 років тому +1

      Not really SectionHiking The AT. The only video that gets close is my bear bag hanging technique, which is this video:
      ua-cam.com/video/T9L4ORK62oM/v-deo.html.
      In the description of this video is a written statement about the technique and the type of cords I use. Hope this helps!

  • @BacktotheOutdoors
    @BacktotheOutdoors 4 роки тому

    Great video. Are there many viable tent sites spread out across Honey Creek Loop?

    • @BryanDeLay
      @BryanDeLay  4 роки тому +1

      Thanks Back to the Outdoors! There are several existing campsites.

    • @BacktotheOutdoors
      @BacktotheOutdoors 4 роки тому

      @@BryanDeLay - thanks, hopefully I’ll find a good one!

  • @NicoleHikesalot
    @NicoleHikesalot 3 роки тому

    Question, so did you go clockwise? How long (approx how many miles) before you got to that very first campsite by the stream for the first night?

    • @BryanDeLay
      @BryanDeLay  3 роки тому +1

      Yes Nicole, I went clockwise. The first campsite was only about 1.5 miles from the TH. It is just before the bridge over the creek.

    • @NicoleHikesalot
      @NicoleHikesalot 3 роки тому

      @@BryanDeLay thank you so much ❤️

  • @themcgraths6660
    @themcgraths6660 5 років тому

    Heading to Honey Creek Wednesday and contemplating camping overnight. Where were the campsites you used on the loop? Any good sites 1-2 miles from the trailhead?

    • @BryanDeLay
      @BryanDeLay  5 років тому

      I started at the southern trailhead and hiked in about 3 miles and camped just before the bridge crossing the creek on my first night. I remember passing some campsites the first day, but don't recall exactly where. On my second night I left the loop and took the John Muir Trail and camped just before the drop to Devil's Den. Because of some technical sections on the loop you will have to help you children in a few places.

    • @themcgraths6660
      @themcgraths6660 5 років тому

      @@BryanDeLay just myself and the dog going this trip - wife and kids are in Virginia so I figured I'd go camping! Looking to camp past the halfway point since weather Thursday is supposed to decrease after noon. Thanks again for the advice! I really appreciate it! I live over in Knoxville, and it's nice seeing a local voice on here!

  • @Jrodeadhead2002
    @Jrodeadhead2002 5 місяців тому

    Plan on doing this in October, are the campsites easy to spot?

    • @BryanDeLay
      @BryanDeLay  5 місяців тому

      There are not very many campsites on this loop, but they are easy to see.

  • @jtlong8383
    @jtlong8383 6 років тому

    Bryan, sleeping on the open ground as you do, do you have any problems with ticks?

    • @BryanDeLay
      @BryanDeLay  6 років тому

      JT Long, I've not really had any problems with ticks using a tarp. Although ticks are really bad in BSFNRRA during the summer and I only go there between late fall and early spring.

  • @newfound_adventures
    @newfound_adventures 5 років тому

    This is in Tennessee?

    • @BryanDeLay
      @BryanDeLay  5 років тому

      Yes, on the Cumberland Plateau near Oneida, TN

  • @terryboardman789
    @terryboardman789 4 роки тому

    Can you tell me your route?

    • @BryanDeLay
      @BryanDeLay  4 роки тому +1

      The route is the Honey Creek Loop trail.

    • @terryboardman789
      @terryboardman789 4 роки тому

      We did it this past weekend. Really incredible. We started clockwise and then continued out to devils den for the night. Then after a stop at needles eye we camped where honey creek meets the Cumby river. And then finished the loop back to the trailhead. Spectacular trip!

    • @terryboardman789
      @terryboardman789 4 роки тому

      Anyone planning on camping should really inquire about camp spots. They are incredibly sparse along most sections of the honey creek loop!