Black Mountains Circuit
Hike Number: 91
Area Location: Black Mountains (Blacks)
Trailhead Location: Mt Mitchell Parking Lot
Trailend Location: Mt Mitchell Parking Lot
Hike Type: Loop
Hiking Distance (miles): 9
Difficulty: Difficult
Elevation Range: 5,789 / 6,684
Total Elevation Gain: 2,500
Total Elevation Descent: 2,500
Route Map: .\Hiking\Maps\0091.pdf
Route Profile: .\Hiking\Profiles\0091.pdf
Download GPX track: .\Hiking\Download\0091.gpx
Trail Description: From Mt Mitchell Parking Lot proceed south along old Mt Mitchell Trail via Mt Hallback, with a short bushwack to Mt Gibbes and return on Camp Alice & Commissary Ridge Trails. Ascend Mt. Mitchell. Hike out & back to Mt. Craig..
Topos: Montreat and Mt. Mitchell
Special Features: Mountain View
Flower Season: Early July
DriveHead: Westgate Shopping Center
2nd Meeting Place: Craven Gap on BRP
Driving Distance(Miles-RT): 75
Driving Directions: I-240 to left onto Charlotte St.; right after BP station to Town Mountain Road to BRP N to NC 128 to Mt Mitchell Parking Lot.
Notes: The BRP section is frequently closed in the winter, call the BRP to check status. The Mt Mitchell State Park closes at dark each day. The north facing slopes frequently have ice on trail in winter.
Hike History: A0302, A0603, W0603, W0803