Beginning in Montreat, the hike meanders along a creek through rhododendron bushes and second growth forest. Many trails bisect this trail. Included among those are the trestle and Old Toll Road. The trestle trail is an old logging railroad bed. The Old Toll Road wanted to use the railroad bed after the railroad had ceased operations, but was not able to gain the rights to do such. So another road was built to bring tourists from the town of Black Mountain to Black Mountain, the mountain which one of the peaks is Mt Mitchell.
The photo above is a well worn rock as part of the creek. There is a small campsite next to it. It would be a nice place to fall asleep.
As we worked our way uphill toward Walker Knob, I spotted some Pine Sap, above. It looks just like red Indian Pipes.
The views were limited today, so we decided to call it a day after reaching Walker Knob. The walk up to the top of Grey Beard would have taken us higher than the ridge in the above photo.
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