Mount Pisgah Trail and Buckhorn Gap Trail to Twin Falls near Asheville, TN

The morning sky was just incredible today.

Mount Pisgah Trail is located right off Blue Ridge Parkway, one of the most stunning roadways compared to California State Route 1. The parking lot at the beginning of the trail as it is described on Alltrails was closed for the season, but I did some research ahead of time and found that people parked at Buck Spring Gap, less than quarter a mile away. I walked up the stairs to have found another, closer parking lot.

The trail is a "must hike" kind of train in Pisgah forest. It offers amazing views and a great workout as you gain 860 ft in about 1.5 mile. The whole trip was 3.16 mi, including me taking the "stairs" and walking towards the main parking lot. The views at the top were incredible. It was quite windy, and I even recorded the sound of wind passing though the tower (video is at the bottom of this post).

I also decided to go to Buckhorn Gap Trail to Twin Falls where I would hike 4 miles along the stream. The trailhead was 2.5 miles from the main road on a rugged pathway. Luckily, it was not too bad, and my car slowly made it to the starting point. The issue was that there was absolutely no reception there. I was not able to access the map, and the signs were minimal, to say the least. I was able to track my route and found Twin falls on the map. After hiking away from the falls, I got a bit suspicious and decided to take a loop that eventually brought me back to the road. I did enjoy the trail quite a bit. It was this perfect fall hiking you think about when you look at pictures of forest in the fall with leaves rustling under your feet.

Random streams

Twin Falls from a distance

Creek Crossing

After finishing the hike I decided to go back to the cottage and relax for the rest of the day. I was ready to go home tomorrow, and so was Kitty.