Montreat Toll Road Loop


Hike Number: 432

Area Location: Montreat

Trailhead Location: Montreat Campus

Trailend Location: same

Hike Type: Loop

Hiking Distance (miles): 6

Difficulty: Moderate

Elevation Range: 2,650 / 3,950

Total Elevation Gain: 1,300

Total Elevation Descent: 1,300

Route Map: .\Hiking\Maps\0432.pdf

Route Profile: .\Hiking\Profiles\0432.pdf

Download GPX track: .\Hiking\Download\0432.gpx

Trail Description: Walk up Graybeard Trail (Rd.); right over bridge to Graybeard Tr. To Pot Cove Gap; right onto Old Toll Rd. to Sourwood Gap; right onto Appalachian Way (trail) and descend. It will turn into Appalachian Way (road); right onto Lookout Rd. top cars..

Topos: Montreat

Special Features: Historic

Flower Season: April-May

DriveHead: Westgate Shopping Center

2nd Meeting Place: None

Driving Distance(Miles-RT): 40

Driving Directions: I-240 E to I-40 E to exit 64; left through Black Mtn. to main Montreat parking lot on right, opposite the Nature Center and Lake Susan.

Notes: There is one steep section and four stream crossings on rocks.

Hike History: H0501, H0601