Montreat Loop #3
Hike Number: 222
Area Location: Montreat
Trailhead Location: Montreat
Trailend Location: Same
Hike Type: Loop
Hiking Distance (miles): 5
Difficulty: Moderate
Elevation Range: 2,700 / 3,900
Total Elevation Gain: 1,300
Total Elevation Descent: 1,300
Trail Description: Take Old Graybeard Trail to Pot Cove Gap, then follow newly cleared section of Old Trestle Road to Graybeard Falls. Return to Pot Cove Gap via short steep portion of Graybeard Trail and retrace path to parking area..
Topos: Montreat
Special Features: Mountain Views
Flower Season: April
DriveHead: Westgate Shopping Center
2nd Meeting Place: Black Mountain Near McDonalds
Driving Distance(Miles-RT): 40
Driving Directions: I-240 E to I-40 E to Exit 64; turn left onto NC 9 to Montreat.
Notes: There are ten dry-foot steam crossings on rocks and/or logs.
Hike History: A0301, H0603, H0704, H0803, H1003