Grandfather Mountain Attic Window

Attic window grandfather mountain.

Grandfather mountain attic window.

We had a really great time and recommend this park to anyone who wants to visit a jungle gym for. You will be looking at a giant cleft in the mountain which gives attic window peak its name. Posted on september 26 2016 by dormouse under western north carolina. The trail drops precipitously down this cleft via class 2 3 scrambling.

It s 3 7 to calloway 1 1 to attic window and a brutal 3 seriously to mccrae. 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. Guided hikes at grandfather mountain offer guests the unique opportunity to tackle one of the mountain s famously wondrous hiking trails with an expert. 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. It s difficult to determine the precise time it will take to arrive at each summit due to splitting into two groups. For those going all the way to the swinging bridge it s an additional 2 miles so 12 2 altogether. 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.

View campground details for site. Grandfather mountain s summer guided hike series continues july 13 with grandfather s attic hike. On friday afternoon we were able to leave work a few hours early in order to get a quick overnight trip to grandfather mountain. Grandfather trail at grandfather mountain state park north carolina.

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. Find available dates and book online with reserveamerica. Attic window peak is a highpoint along grandfather mountain in the grandfather mountain private nature reserve. 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.

Then of course we have to head back.