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Blue Ridge Parkway

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Trail stats

Distance
5.35 mi
Elevation gain
1,214 ft
Technical difficulty
Moderate
Elevation loss
1,214 ft
Max elevation
5,865 ft
TrailRank 
29
Min elevation
5,865 ft
Trail type
Loop
Moving time
2 hours 14 minutes
Time
3 hours 3 minutes
Coordinates
1524
Uploaded
June 5, 2023
Recorded
June 2023
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near Blackberry Inn, North Carolina (United States)

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Itinerary description

Craggy Gardens Trail to Craggy Gardens picnic area- about a mile
Wanted to do greybeard overlook- I followed signs and stayed on path- could NOT find it
Got off trail and walked on main road until visitor center where I parked my car

Waypoints

PictographWaypoint Altitude 5,282 ft
Photo ofCraggy Gardens Picnic Area

Craggy Gardens Picnic Area

Started at the Craggy Gardens Visitor Center Walked to the picnic area Started back to the visitor center on same trail

PictographWaypoint Altitude 5,633 ft
Photo ofShelter

Shelter

PictographWaypoint Altitude 5,512 ft
Photo ofFretboard overlook

Fretboard overlook

2.8 miles from visitor center

PictographWaypoint Altitude 5,318 ft
Photo ofMile point

Mile point

Graybeard overlook

PictographWaypoint Altitude 5,676 ft
Photo ofTrail opportunity

Trail opportunity

Did not do as I wanted to get back to my car that was not parked at this overlook.

PictographWaypoint Altitude 5,633 ft
Photo ofWaypoint

Waypoint

Close by

PictographWaypoint Altitude 5,509 ft
Photo ofVisitor Center I started from

Visitor Center I started from

PictographWaypoint Altitude 5,505 ft
Photo ofEnd of trail

End of trail

My Jeep was parked here but if you walked like 15 more steps that’s where I started

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