Bass Pond
9.7 mi · ▲ 978 ft · 3 hr 43 min
Bass Pond is a 9.7-mile out-and-back near Rosebank Park, NC. The route reaches Bass Pond at the turnaround, 4.7 miles in. It climbs 978 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bass Pond
9.7 mi · ▲ 978 ft · 3 hr 43 min
Elevation 2,032–2,341 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 35.54760, -82.56033
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 2.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miReach Bass Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 2.6 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~82 min). Leave by 6:11 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- The Lagoon & Bass Pond via Biltmore Estate Path 4 mi · ▲ 448 ft
- Farm Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 261 ft
- Farm Trail 8.7 mi · ▲ 261 ft
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