Rock Castle Gorge VA STRENUOUS 11 Mile Hike
by Outdoor Adventures - Lake Norman Chapter
About
**11 miles 2513 feet elevation gain average estimated time is six hours very strenuous loop** **There will be demanding climbs, bouldering, beautiful meadows** **You’ll see waterfalls follow along the rock castle gorge river, beautiful homesteads and EPIC Views!** **Rocky knob campground, which is at the trailhead for this hike, is open for camping!!’** **Please bring plenty of water a trail lunch and a hiking pole will help you tremendously. The descent down is very steep** **PLEASE NOTE** **We will meet you at the Saddle Overlook parking lot, which is about a mile past the Rocky knob visitor center, 10am** **There was no address available for saddle overlook on this app except Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 168 it's about a mile past Rocky knob visitor center on the right.** **Cell service is terrible up here!!** **** **Milepost:** **168 on VA Parkway** * **Location:** **Saddle Overlook Parking Lot** **After party will be château Morissette 6 miles down the road live fabulous live music.** * **I will be camping Friday and Saturday** * **The night before if you’re interested message me we know of a pretty fabulous brewery with live music for Friday night that won’t effect the Hiking too much Saturday😉**