Grandfather Mountain Attic Window

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Grandfather mountain attic window.

Guided hikes at grandfather mountain offer guests the unique opportunity to tackle one of the mountain s famously wondrous hiking trails with an expert. Attic window peak is a highpoint along grandfather mountain in the grandfather mountain private nature reserve. On friday afternoon we were able to leave work a few hours early in order to get a quick overnight trip to grandfather mountain. Beyond attic window peak there is a spur trail to the left to a picnic area while the grandfather trail goes right and seemingly disappears.

It s 3 7 to calloway 1 1 to attic window and a brutal 3 seriously to macrae. Here are driving directions courtesy of the grandfather mountain webpage. Grandfather mountain s summer guided hike series continues july 13 with grandfather s attic hike. The trail drops precipitously down this cleft via class 2 3 scrambling.

A trip to the attic provides an exciting hike to attic window peak and indian house. But with only 1 5 trail miles separating them a traverse of the spine of grandfather mountain on the grandfather trail makes for a wonderful day on this mountain. Assuming we start the hike by 9 00 am we should be back at the top of calloway by 11 00 am the top of attic window by noon and the top of macrae by 12 30 pm 1 00 pm. It s 3 7 to calloway 1 1 to attic window and a brutal 3 seriously to mccrae.

The entrance to grandfather mountain is located on us 221 two miles north of linville north carolina and one mile south of the blue ridge parkway at milepost. For those going all the way to the swinging bridge it s an additional 2 miles so 12 2 altogether. Macrae peak attic window peak and the high point calloway peak hiking to any one of these three peaks would make for a rewarding day on the trail. Attic window grandfather mountain.

It s difficult to determine the precise time it will take to arrive at each summit due to splitting into two groups. View campground details for site. Overview grandfather mountain is comprised of three peaks. Then of course we have to head back.

We had a really great time and recommend this park to anyone who wants to visit a jungle gym for.