Our day continues with a hike up Elk Knob on the new 1.9 mile trail to the top. The new trail replaces an old road which went straight up. That route has eroded badly and needed to be abandoned. The new trail was completed a couple years ago by local volunteers. When volunteers do work in the park, their hours are recorded and included in paperwork destined for Raleigh. The amount of time sent on trailwork by the volunteers equated to over $400,000 worth of labor. The stone work and stone steps are a work of art.
In the photo above we have a lovely view of the clouds. As you may note, the sign indicates the elevation as 5520 feet, 20 feet higher than snake. So, I assume if Snake is the highest mountain entirely in the county, Elk Knob must also fall into Ashe County.
No views today but we have some nice wildflowers like Primrose above and Wood Sage below. Finally at the bottom is a great bursting bloom of Fly Poison.
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