The Rock Jock Trail
Linville Gorge Wilderness
Burke County, NC
Birthday Hike with Mark
Friday, April 13th, 2018
Mark and Me along the Rock Jock Trail
Rather than spending my birthday at work, I decided to take the day off and go hiking instead! My Buddy Mark would join me on my Birthday hike into the Linville Gorge Wilderness.
We decided on the Rock Jock Trail starting from the Southern Trailhead.
Here are some photos along the Rock Jock!
Mark along the Rock Jock Trail
view from the Rock Jock Trail
T-Shirt Point
view from T-Shirt Point
Gorge Lizard
Mark at Sunshine Point
view from Sunshine Point
View of Razors Edge from Zen Point
Mark at Zen Point
view from Zen Point
The Razors Edge
View from The Razors Edge
The Razors Edge
Mark and Me at Razor Point
Me at Hackers Point
view from Fern Point
view from Fern Point
view from Fern Point
Lost Dog Pond
view from the Lost Dog Pond Campsite
Mark and Me at the Lost Dog Pond Campsite
Mark at the Northern Terminus of the Rock Jock Trail
We had accomplished our goal of hiking the entire Rock Jock. But there was still time left to hit one more spot! Buzzard Point!
View from Buzzard Point
view from Buzzard Point
Me at Buzzard Point
view from Buzzard Point
We finished up the hike with about a 2.5 mile road walk along the Kistler Highway, which offers up a few nice views along the way!
View from the Kistler Highway
Walking the Kistler Highway back to the Southern Rock Jock Trailhead
The Rock Jock Trail is listed at 3.8 miles. However when you count all the side trails, plus the 2.5 mile road walk along the Kistler Highway to complete the Loop, we ended up at about 8.8 miles total.
Here is the GPS Track from our hike. We started from the SouthWest corner and went counter-clockwise:
It was a beautiful day for a hike and a great way to spend a birthday!
My complete set of photos from our hike is posted here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/8146392@N05/albums/72157695044384064
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