I'm about to collapse after this grueling hike (OK it is only 4 miles to this place). There was nasty weather in the air but we managed to make it with only a sprinkle or two on the return. The clouds moving in and out giving us an on again off again view.
Calloway Peak is the highest point on Grandfather Mountain, at 5946'. To get from from the Blue Ridge Parkway, we parked at Boone Fork Parking Area and accessed the Tanawha Trail, then the Nuwati Trail, Then Crag Way Trail and finally Daniel Boone Scout Trail. That is a lot to remember. As you climb over the big rock just before the "Viaduct View", you are standing on the eastern Continental divide. There are some pools of water here that don't appear to be moving in any direction. So perhaps they are upland pools.
There are 3 ladders like this one and a cable to aid your way over the rough terrain. Someone spent a lot of time figuring out all this so we could have a great time hiking up here.
Plane wreckage below is from twin engine Cessna which crashed in 1979.
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