Bass Pond via Biltmore Estate Path
2.5 mi · ▲ 208 ft · 56 min
Bass Pond via Biltmore Estate Path is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Rosebank Park, NC. The route reaches Bass Pond at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 208 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Bass Pond via Biltmore Estate Path
2.5 mi · ▲ 208 ft · 56 min
Elevation 1,988–2,129 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 35.53279, -82.56059
Weather Sep 5: Rain showers, high 91°F / low 67° · precip 15% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right onto Biltmore Estate Path, heading E.
- 0.6 miPass Bass Pond.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach Bass Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
- 100 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 0.7 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 7:15 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Biltmore Estate Path 2.1 mi · ▲ 174 ft
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