AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Bald Knob & Pinhook Gap

3.9 mi · ▲ 587 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Bald Knob & Pinhook Gap is a 3.9-mile out-and-back near Balsam Grove, NC. The route passes Pinhook Gap before reaching Bald Knob at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 587 ft. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi4,167 – 4,774 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 35.26228, -82.92210
Nearest town Balsam Grove, NC
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Bald Knob & Pinhook Gap

3.9 mi · ▲ 587 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Elevation 4,166–4,774 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 35.26228, -82.92210

Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 82°F / low 64° · precip 25% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Pinhook Gap.
  3. 2 miReach Bald Knob, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bald-knob-out-back

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 82°F64°
Precip25%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity65%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°60° 12 PM: 2% rain1 PM: 3% rain2 PM: 14% rain3 PM: 21% rain4 PM: 25% rain5 PM: 22% rain6 PM: 15% rain7 PM: 10% rain8 PM: 6% rain9 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 7:07 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat 82°67° 23%
Sun 80°61° 55%
Mon 68°61° 36%
Tue 73°55°
Wed 79°56°
Thu 82°59°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 7:24 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM — 2 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Balsam Grove, North Carolina