Anvil Rock is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Grandfather, NC. The route reaches Anvil Rock at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 335 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi4,111 – 4,364 ft · steepest grade: 28%2.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 36.09673, -81.84070
Nearest town Grandfather, NC
Directions
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Anvil Rock
2.5 mi · ▲ 335 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 4,111–4,364 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 36.09673, -81.84070
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 62° · precip 14% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:53 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 1 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach Anvil Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
98% dirt2% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 81°F62°
Precip14%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity82%
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 7:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:53 PM
Sat
80°63°
17%
Sun
79°60°
66%
Mon
67°55°
46%
Tue
71°53°
Wed
78°55°
Thu
80°60°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 7:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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