McAfee Knob

Trail description

A 6.4 km climb of about 420 m from Catawba Valley Drive to McAfee Knob (974 m), on Catawba Mountain about 24 km north-west of downtown Roanoke. The knob is one of the most iconic points on the Appalachian Trail and has been called the most photographed spot along it, with panoramic views of the Catawba Valley 490 m below. It is named after James McAfee, a Scottish-Irish settler who came to the Catawba Valley in the late 1730s.

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