Commissary

At A Glance

TODO: #32 Boilerplate

Easy

1 mi one-way

Difficulty Rating: 1.0
Steepness: Some Hills
Tread Condition: Few Obstacles

This is an easy walk on a gently sloping gravel road to a historic logging, and later, tourist camp site below the summit. Starts at Stepps Gap at the Park Office. Provides spectacular views of Mount Mitchell and the mountains below. Passes through grassy fields on Bearwallow and Grassy Knob Ridges; also Spruce-Fir forests. Connects with the Mountains to Sea Trail, the Camp Alice Trail, and the Buncombe Horse Range Trail which continues 0.8 mi beyond Camp Alice to Commissary Ridge, a popular campsite on National Forest property. Crosses Lower Creek just before Camp Alice.