The Grandfather Trail, Ladders and Cables FTW - June 2024
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- Опубліковано 28 чер 2024
- David and I had a kid-free time to head to Linville, NC and tackle the Grandfather Trail-the closest thing in the south to the Vermont/New Hampshire/Maine section of the AT. It was just ~5 miles round trip, but took us about 4 hours to complete. This trail was epic with all its 1700’ of elevation gain, ladders, cables, and bolder fields. We’ll be taking the kids to check it out soon!
It has gotten expensive to enter the park but Profile trail is an option coming from the opposite direction. In winter conditions GF is likely closed but Profile is amazing in the snow !
@@RedC63AMG yes! We interacted with a few groups at the top who hiked in on that trail. Definitely a great alternative to the $26/person (I think) that it cost 😅
Hey great Video! Did you start at mile high swinging bridge? Is it possible to get the GPX from you?
@@danielahirschmann4811 Thanks! We parked in the Black Rock parking lot on the right as you’re driving up toward the visitor’s center/swinging bridge. We took the Black Rock Trail to Grandfather Trail Extension to the true Grandfather Trail.
The parking lot coordinates are: 36.09522, -81.82917 Does that help?
Thank you. The trail is signposted or isn't it? We can't miss the real grandfather trail experience?
@@danielahirschmann4811 it’s all very well marked, thankfully! And I use Gaia (GPS trail map app) on my phone to make sure I’m on the right trail. Keep in mind that going the way we did, you’ll have to pay an entry fee into the state park. It opens at 8am 👍🏻