Deep Gap/Blk Mtn Trail
<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=160 BGCOLOR="#BFBF00" TEXT="#080000" background="03f55663.gif"> <div> <I><B>General Info:</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>The Deep Gap/Blk Mtn Trail is 9 miles to Deep Gap round trip from Mt. Mitchell picnic grounds. First 1/2 mile is very easy. After that the trail is very rocky with some steep climbs especially Big Tom heading back to Mt. Mitchell. Making this trail moderate to strenuous.</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>The trail travels through a lot of Frazier Fir and some Red Spruce forest. Mt. Craig and to a lesser extent Big Tom have rocky open areas. </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Trail meets junction of Big Tom Gap trail at Big Tom Gap, then climbs over Cattail Peak (also called Balsam Cone) before descending into Deep Gap.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B> </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>You can turn back for round trip or the Trail continues pass Deep Gap (where a number of campsites are located and the only place where camping is allowed) the trail continues over Gibbs Mtn and Celo Knob then drops down off the Black Range.</B></I></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#CCCC66" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#666633" FACE="Arial" >The Trails of Western North Carolina</FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#663399" FACE="Times New Roman" > </FONT> | <B> </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#333399" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Trails of Western North Carolina"><U><B>home</B></U></A></FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="id41.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Big Butt Trail"><U>Big Butt Trail</U></A> | <B>Deep Gap/Blk Mtn Trail</B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="04ef0030.gif" border=0 width="496" height="3" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I>Deep Gap/Blk Mtn Trail</I></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><IMG SRC="0ff86240.jpg" border=0 width="390" height="292" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <I><B>Looking North from Mt Craig. Big Tom, Cattail Peak and Gibbs Mtn in view</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="10aeb390.jpg" border=0 width="235" height="313" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Start of Trail near Mt. Mitchell Picnic Grounds most of this trail is through Frazier Fir Forest (known by locals as 'She Balsam' the Red Spruce is called 'He Balsam')</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="10c74170.jpg" border=0 width="372" height="279" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>State Park Warning signs near summit of Mt. Craig</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="10e912c0.jpg" border=0 width="401" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Trail over Mt. Craig. Looking back with Mt. Mitchell tower on left, the peak to the right being Clingman's Peak</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="11044f30.jpg" border=0 width="324" height="243" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Junction with Big Tom Gap Trail at Big Tom Gap</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="1129e360.jpg" border=0 width="414" height="310" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>View of Gibbs Mtn's., double peaks with Celo Knob showing between</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="1148e2a0.jpg" border=0 width="398" height="298" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Northwestern view from the Black Range</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>All Photos taken April 29,2001</B></I></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>