Hiking the Big Butt Trail.

Yes, it’s really called The Big Butt Trail. This trail takes you over peaks well in excess of a mile in elevation. From the ridge you can look across at the other side of the J-shaped range known as the Black Mountains, the highest range in the eastern USA. Generally I find solitude here as it doesn’t seem to be a particularly popular trail. Most people just hike part of it from the Blue Ridge Parkway up to Point Misery, a 5700-foot summit about a mile or so into the hike.