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4 Mile Hike to Oakey Shelter

Begin at the Pinhoti Trail /Chief Ladiga Trailhead on CR-94 off Vigo Road (CR-70) east of Piedmont. This hike connects three outdoor destinations that Piedmont is famous for: the Pinhoti Trail, the Chief Ladiga Trail, and Terrapin Creek. The distance is 4 miles with an elevation gain of about 700 feet. The hike takes approximately 3 hours.

Download Pinhoti Connections PDF

iPhone Download Instructions

  1. Download the Avenza Maps app onto your phone.
  2. Download the pdf from the website to your phone.
  3. Open Avenza and approve all permissions it asks. It definitely needs to access your location.
  4. The main landing screen has a green plus in the upper right corner. Push it.
  5. Push download or import a map.
  6. Push “from storage location” (5th option down)
  7. Navigate to where the pdf downloaded. Click to select.
  8. Press “open” in upper right corner.
  9. Once the map loads, and you are ready to go!

Android Download Instructions

  1. Download the Avenza Maps app onto your phone.
  2. Download the pdf from the website to your phone.
  3. Open Avenza and approve all permissions it asks. It definitely needs to access your location. 
  4. The main landing screen has a orange plus in the lower left corner. Push it.
  5. Push download or import a map.
  6. Push “cloud storage or device” (4th option down)
  7. Navigate to where the pdf downloaded. Click to select.
  8. Once the map loads, and you are ready to go!

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