Black Balsam Bluff Traditional Cache

Another cache in the Black Balsam series. Don't miss the other Black Balsam caches nearby.

At a nice rocky overlook.
(...but not necessarily where the cache is hidden...)

There are at least two possible approaches to the cache. One is an easier walk but with a very short rock climb at the end. (See the second waypoint below.) Please be careful if the rocks are wet. The other route is a semi-difficult bushwhack, but with no rock climbing. Just be aware that there are alternate routes. If you don't like one, take the other. If you choose the bushwhack, please do not cut or stomp a trail! Move through the vegetation as non-destructively as possible by not stepping directly on or breaking through the bushes/briars.

During winter months, be sure to check whether the Blue Ridge Parkway is open. Call 828-298-0398; press 1, then 3. The Forest Service access road to Black Balsam Knob intersects the Parkway between Milepost 412 (U.S. 276, Wagon Road Gap) and Milepost 423 (NC 215, Beech Gap).