Grassy Road Trail Map
Route map of the Grassy Road Trail as tracked by the Gaia GPS app and depicted a la Google Earth...
Route map of the Grassy Road Trail as tracked by the Gaia GPS app...
Grassy Road/Thrift Cove Loop Trail Junction -- 2,340'
The lower terminus of the Grassy Road Trail is here, where it splits right from the Thrift Cove Trail. This spot is about a 1/2-mile walk above the Black Mountain Trailhead...
Looking up the Grassy Road Trail as it departs from the Thrift Cove Trail...
Grassy Road Trail -- 2,380'
The wide trail starts with an easy to moderate uphill climb along the ridge bordering the valley of Starens Branch...
Grassy Road Trail -- 2,420'
Up you go, through the rhodo...
Grassy Road Trail -- 2,450'
In places the trail is deeply rutted...evidence of its popularity with mountain bikers...
Grassy Road Trail -- 2,480'
The grade isn't punishing but it is continuous...
Grassy Road Trail -- 2,500'
Somewhere down there is Starens Branch...
Grassy Road Trail -- 2,530'
As the trail climbs higher up the valley, the surrounding rhododendron thins out allowing for a better look at the surrounding woodlands...
Grassy Road Trail -- 2,550'
A fern-covered hillside rises to the left...
Grassy Road Trail -- 2,580'
Curving through one of the many creases in the side of the ridge...
Grassy Road Trail -- 2,590'
The woodland is really pretty up here...
The surrounding terrain flattens out as the route now curves around the upper end of the valley, crossing an all but unseen Starens Branch...
Veering more eastward now...
As the path nears its junction with the Sycamore Cove Trail more and more pines began to dominate the surrounding forest...
The Grassy Road Trail as it approaches its junction with the Sycamore Cove Trail...
Grassy Road/Sycamore Cove Trail Junction -- 2,600'
Just over a mile of walking brings you from the lower end of the Grassy Road Trail to its upper end, here at its junction with the Sycamore Cove Trail.
