Hello,

My grown sons and I are planning a two and a half day hike of a portion of the A.T. in eastern Tennessee; perhaps western North Carolina.

We have decided not to include the Smoky Mountains as a possibility.

So far, we are considering Carver's Gap to 19E; but that is only 14 miles or so in length.

The other possibility is the portion from route 31 to route 91 that follows Watauga Lake. It is twenty miles..

We are not seasoned hikers, but we are not sedentary either.
I am mid sixties, so I'll probably be the limiting factor.

Which of these two hikes would you recommend?
Thanks.