Appalachian Trail is a 14.1-mile out-and-back near Ebbs Mill, NC. It climbs 1,860 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi3,261 – 4,557 ft · steepest grade: 20%14.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 35.82664, -82.92727
Nearest town Ebbs Mill, NC
Directions
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Appalachian Trail
14.1 mi · ▲ 1,860 ft · 5 hr 38 min
Elevation 3,261–4,556 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 35.82664, -82.92727
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 69° · precip 6% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Catpen Road, heading SW.
- 1.6 miSharp left onto Appalachian Trail, heading S.
- 3.9 miContinue straight onto Buckeye Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Buckeye Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading NE.
- 3.9 miSharp right onto Catpen Road, heading NE.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
OvercastTemperature 81°F69°
Precip6%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity71%
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 7:07 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sat
84°71°
25%
Sun
81°65°
33%
Mon
74°61°
Tue
80°57°
Wed
81°59°
Thu
83°63°
22%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.9 mi in (~214 min). Leave by 4:02 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Lemon Gap via Catpen Road 4.7 mi · ▲ 666 ft
- Catpen Road 7 mi · ▲ 1,383 ft
- Walnut Mountain & Walnut Mountain Trail via Catpen Road 7.2 mi · ▲ 1,466 ft
- Catpen Road 11.9 mi · ▲ 2,193 ft
- Big Rock Spring & Bluff Mountain Road Loop via Catpen Road 15.3 mi · ▲ 3,480 ft
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