The Adventures of Bushwhack Jack: 2019-01-12 Grassy Knob Branch

Tuesday, January 15, 2019

2019-01-12 Grassy Knob Branch

Grassy Knob Branch Falls

Another Team Waterfall Discovery

Yancey County, NC

Saturday, January 12th, 2019

Group Photo at Upper Grassy Knob Branch Falls
L to R: Boone, Kona, Andy, Me, Scott, Jennifer

Andy came up with the plan to explore Grassy Knob Branch in search of some undocumented waterfalls! He pinpointed a spot at about the 4,444' elevation line that looked on the topo maps like it would have some good waterfall potential! So I decided to join him on this exploratory hike!

Also joining us would be Jennifer, Scott (aka The Professor), and Andy's dogs Boone and Kona! We met up in Marion and combined vehicles for the final drive to the Black Mountain Campground Trailhead Parking Area.

The total hike was about 7.0 miles round trip. Approximately 5.0 miles (2.5 miles each way) of this hike is forest service roads. Plus we did about a mile each way bushwhacking up Grassy Knob Branch. We stayed on river left the entire time and the route we took was a fairly easy bushwhack. The total elevation gain was about 1,500 feet (about 1,000 of this is the bushwhack up Grassy Knob Branch) Here is the GPS Track from our hike

GPS Track from our hike

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We did get a few flurries, sleet, and ice but had hoped for a good bit more winter weather! However, none of us were disappointed! This was another successful Team Waterfall discovery and a great day in the woods with some awesome friends!

Here are some of the photos from our adventure: