John Rock 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>Because you must incorporate the </B></I><A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Cat Gap Loop"><U><I><B>Cat Gap Loop</B></I></U></A><I><B> Trail in with this hike the total hike is about 5 miles.  The John Rock Trail breaks off the Cat Gap Trail at the intersection of Cat Gap Bypass Trail.   Or you can hike along the Davidson River from the fish hatchery on Cat Gap and climb up to John Rock that way.  John Rock trail breaks from Cat Gap trail at a creek crossing, but the trail is not marked on this side of Cat Gap.  Going this way (clockwise) will make this a strenuous hike. Taking this trail from a Counter clockwise direction on  Cat Gap Loop makes this a moderate hike.</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>This is a good hike for views of Looking Glass Rock, the Fish Hatchery and the Blue Ridge Parkway.   The top of the cliff is a bit more level than the top of Looking Glass Rock.  Also this trail can be combined with </B></I><A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Art Loeb Bypass (Cedar Rock) "><U><I><B>      Art Loeb Bypass (Cedar Rock)  </B></I></U></A><I><B>, </B></I><A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Butter Gap Trail"><U><I><B>Butter Gap Trail</B></I></U></A><I><B> as well to make a long, strenuous loop hike.</B></I></div> <bR> <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="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sams Knob Trail"><U>Sam's Knob Trail</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pink Beds Loop"><U>Pink Beds Loop</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Daniels Ridge Loop"><U>Daniel's Ridge Loop</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Cat Gap Loop"><U>Cat Gap Loop</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Art Loeb Bypass (Cedar Rock) "><U>      Art Loeb Bypass (Cedar Rock)  </U></A>   |   <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Butter Gap Trail"><U>Butter Gap Trail</U></A>   |   <B> John Rock Trail</B>   |   <A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Looking Glass Rock"><U>Looking Glass Rock</U></A></div> <div> <IMG SRC="04ef0030.gif" border=0 width="496" height="3" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I><B> John Rock Trail</B></I></div> <div>   <A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pisgah Ranger District"><U>Pisgah Ranger District</U></A></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="0d6942f0.jpg" border=0 width="404" height="303" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>The start of John Rock Trail from Cat Gap Bypass intersection</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="0d220800.jpg" border=0 width="288" height="384" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>My Friend Robert on top of John Rock</B></I></div> <div> <B>Looking Glass Rock in background and Fish Hatchery is visible below.</B></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="0d8ed3c0.jpg" border=0 width="237" height="316" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>The trail coming down from John Rock</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>All photos taken February 20, 2001</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sams Knob Trail"><U>Sam's Knob Trail</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pink Beds Loop"><U>Pink Beds Loop</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Daniels Ridge Loop"><U>Daniel's Ridge Loop</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Cat Gap Loop"><U>Cat Gap Loop</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Art Loeb Bypass (Cedar Rock) "><U>      Art Loeb Bypass (Cedar Rock)  </U></A>   |   <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Butter Gap Trail"><U>Butter Gap Trail</U></A>   |   <B> John Rock Trail</B>   |   <A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Looking Glass Rock"><U>Looking Glass Rock</U></A>        <A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pisgah Ranger District"><U>Pisgah Ranger District</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>