Length: 2.8 miles
Rating: Moderate/Strenuous
Elevation change 1000 feet to 2650 feet.
Cross Elk Creek on footbridge, pass site of old Boy Scout Camp and
start ascent. At about 1 1/2 miles, pass Devils Marbleyard on left, a
large scenic outcrop of loose boulders. Some short sections of trail steep
and difficult. At 2 miles, reach top of ridge. At 2.4 miles, Gunter Ridge
Trail intersects from the left. At 2.8 miles, intersect Appalachian Trail
at Hickory Stand.
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