Beautiful unseasonably warm November day. Well traveled, easy to follow trail, with enough boulders and smaller rocks to make it interesting. Trees were mostly bare, but the bountiful freshly fallen leaves painted the entire landscape orange, yellow, and gold. Saw a few folks early on the hike but just me and the breeze for the last six miles. Great workout and mental refresh.
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Great elevation gains, decent views, fun rock formations, Buzzard rock was impressive. I would have skipped the trail past buzzard since there wasn’t much of a viewpoint. Plenty of open areas for camping.
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Awesome overlanding route you have the option to make it an extreme route by taking the Potts mountain Jeep trail
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Awesome overlanding route you have the option to make it an extreme route by taking the Potts mountain Jeep trail
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Awesome overlanding route you have the option to make it an extreme route by taking the Potts mountain Jeep trail
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This is a great out and back but can be linked to the Tuscarora for a loop hike. Some parts of the trail are very rocky so progress is slower. If you continue on past Signal Knob it’s a gravel road walk for a while. No water available past Elizabeth Furnace.
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Solo hike! This was one of the most difficult hikes I have ever done. I started at the left side of the parking lot and hiked the route clockwise. I liked going that way because the climb was steep at the beginning while I was fresh. The views were great, one small waterfall and seeing the TV station/tower was pretty cool. I went while the mountain laurel was blooming and it was a sea of white blossoms! Definitely take plenty of water (I ran through almost 100oz) and hiking poles. Lots of rock scrambles but the trail is well marked.
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Fantastic bike ride next to the Jackson River
Flat so great for children
Lots of picnic spots
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Counterclockwise seems to be the better way to go. Good vistas and change of scenery, but really heavy traffic on the way to Signal Peak.
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