(VVS) PISGAH - PRESSLEY COVE - BLACK MTN
Details
Meet at the Pisgah Ranger Station at 9:00AM to form carpools
A very strenuous hike with lots of challenging elevation changes. We will begin at Pressley Cove Trail which is steep, gaining almost 900 feet in elevation over the course of just over one mile. It winds through a beautiful cove of laurel, hemlock, and beech trees. We will then take the Black Mountain Trail over Black Mountain and Clawhammer Mountain. Soon after we will come across the Buckhorn Gap shelter where we will have lunch. We will then continue over Rich Mountain to Buckwheat Trail. We will continue over Buckwheat Knob to Bennett Gap Trail and over Coontree Mountain back to the trailhead. Along the entire route, we will be treated to gorgeous views of the cove, and as we get higher, ridges off to the west. This will be a moderate-to-fast paced hike with 1850 feet of elevation within the first 3 miles. We will cross 4 mountains and 1 knob with several amazing views along the way.
M: 11, EG: 2800, R: VVS, L: 12
Leader: Paul MacGregor 864-993-3907
Co Leader: Sarah Maldonado