![]() This was our last and most anticipated stop on the blue ridge parkway and it did not disappoint. There is a trail, right before reaching to the top that apparently leads to the airplane crash site (there is a blue marking on a rock prior to the last turn just before the top, and there are yellow marks along the trees going down that trail), but, getting there near sunset, I was unwilling to risk traipsing through unknown woods unprepared for more than a cursory investigation. The view from the top is nice, and it has some areas where you can take great pictures of the surrounding mountains and valley. In the winter, portions of the trail can freeze, making it a bit more challenging. The trail starts off paved, and eventually, (after the viewing area about 0.2 miles up the trail) becomes a maintained, but not quite paved trail (there are log segments, stones, and some drainage emplaced to help make the trail more traversable). ![]() Over the course of 0.5 miles from the beginning of the trail to the peak of Waterrock Knob (~550’, going from about 5800’ to 6350’). The most challenging aspect is the climb. The hike (about 0.5 miles from visitor center to peak) is not easy, but not difficult. ![]() The parking is very ample at the visitor center, and there are about four family “bathrooms” (literally a solid structure, with a toilet inside over a chemical tank, like a portajohn), which had hand sanitizer.
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