Hike

Sunset Trail

0.5 mi out & back · 118 ft gain · 2,374 ft high point

NC · OpenStreetMap contributors

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Elevation

118 ft of gain round trip.

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The closest places to sleep, measured from the trailhead.

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10.8 mi from the trailhead
Lake Powhatan Glamping
Campground · NC

More hikes nearby

Ranked the same way, within twenty-five miles.

19 mi from you
Mount Mitchell Trail
- Summits Mount Mitchell
- Inside Pisgah National Forest
- 3,689 ft of climbing
10.9 mi out & back · 3,689 ft gain
Pisgah National Forest · Camp under a mile away

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Out: 60 ft up, returns the same way. Source: USGS 3DEP.

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What the trail reaches, measured from the start.

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The route at the trailhead. Drag with two fingers, or hold a key to zoom.

Trail data: USFS, NPS, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Elevation: USGS 3DEP via Mapzen terrain tiles. Nearby reading: Wikipedia. Download the trail and feature data.

10.8 mi from the trailhead

Lake Powhatan

Campground · NC

24 mi from you

Old Butt Knob Trail

Passes Old Butt Knob
Inside Shining Rock Wilderness
3,433 ft of climbing

8.4 mi out & back · 3,433 ft gain

Shining Rock Wilderness · Camp 2 mi away

18 mi from you

Mount Pisgah Trail

Summits Mount Pisgah
Inside Blue Ridge Parkway
1,237 ft of climbing

4.4 mi out & back · 1,237 ft gain

Blue Ridge Parkway · Camp under a mile away

19 mi from you

Buncombe Horse Range Trail

Passes Chestnut Knob
Inside Pisgah National Forest
3,448 ft of climbing

17.1 mi one way · 3,448 ft gain

Pisgah National Forest · Camp under a mile away

18 mi from you

Old Mitchell Trail

Summits Mount Mitchell
1,145 ft of climbing
Camp 3 mi away

3.5 mi out & back · 1,145 ft gain

NC · Camp 3 mi away

19 mi from you

Balsam Nature Trail

Summits Mount Mitchell
Camp 3 mi away

2.1 mi loop · 606 ft gain

NC · Camp 3 mi away

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Weather

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