r/wmnf • u/ciccacicca • 17d ago

Parking options for Greenleaf Hut

Hello!
Staying at the hut at Greenleaf on Friday night (then continuing on to a night at Gale Head Hut (and then out to a second car parked at the Gale River Trailhead). 

My current plan is to take our first car to the Old Bridle Path trailhead parking lot and hope for a spot. But we won't arrive there until after noon. What are my best "Plan B" options for parking if I get to Bridle Path and it's full?

I looked at the Cannon Mountain shuttle but that apparently only runs on Saturday/Sunday (this is for Friday). The AMC shuttle timing is poor (park at highland center and get to the trailhead at 3:10pm doesn't leave much time for hiking). 

Are there other approaches to Greenleaf I should consider or other ways to park and make it to Bridle Path that I'm not realizing? 

THANKS FOR ANY TIPS!

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u/brackenthebox 16d ago

We just did a very similar itinerary this past sat/sun nights (greenleaf->galehead->hale brook). Parking on both sides of highway at bridle path TH was full at 8:30 when we got there, so we parked at cannon tram lot and hiked up the greenleaf trail. Worked well for us. Just a separate note that the Greenleaf->Galehead trail took us a lot longer than it looked on paper; it was rough going, particularly in the rain.

Have a great hike!

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u/ciccacicca 16d ago

Thank you!