Hawksbill Mountain Hike Route Map

My hike up Hawksbill Mountain as tracked by the Gaia GPS app (on a more recent trip) and depicted a la Google Earth...

Hawksbill Mountain Hike Route Map

My approximate route...

Forest Road 210

Forest Road 210

Hawksbill Trailhead

Trailhead

Hawksbill Trail

Mountain Laurel

Hawksbill Trail

Rocky, steep trail...

Hawksbill-Jonas Ridge Trail Junction

Jonas Ridge Trail Junction

Hawksbill Trail

Flame Azalea

Hawksbill Trail

First Views

Hawksbill Trail

Rocks slabs near the ridge

Hawksbill Trail

Gaining the ridge...

Hawksbill Trail

Summit Ridge Pano

Hawksbill Trail

Table Rock through the trees...

Hawksbill Mountain -- 4,020'

The "Oh My God" moment at Hawksbill summit...looking down Linville Gorge.

Hawksbill Mountain -- 4,020'

The Upper Gorge

Hawksbill Mountain -- 4,020'

Linville River, 2000' below...

Hawksbill Mountain -- 4,020'

The beautiful greens of Pisgah National Forest to the northeast...

Hawksbill Mountain -- 4,020'

Photo-op

Hawksbill Mountain -- 4,020'

The summit is quite open , if you couldn't already tell...

Hawksbill Mountain -- 4,020'

A panoramic shot of the Upper Gorge

Hawksbill Mountain -- 4,020'

Summit Ledges

Hawksbill Mountain -- 4,020'

Could this be "the" Hawksbill?

Hawksbill Mountain -- 4,020'

Hawksbill Summit "Super Pano"

Hawksbill Mountain -- 4,020'

Another look at the Linville Gorge

Hawksbill Mountain -- 4,020'

A closer look at the gorge...

Hawksbill Mountain -- 4,020'

Linville Gorge pano from Hawksbill summit...