Bearwallow Mountain Trail–Fire Tower Road, 3 sights
2.1 mi · ▲ 589 ft · 1 hr
Bearwallow Mountain Trail–Fire Tower Road, 3 sights is a 2.1-mile out-and-back near Gerton, NC. It climbs 589 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Bearwallow Mountain Trail–Fire Tower Road, 3 sights
2.1 mi · ▲ 589 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 3,669–4,232 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Bearwallow Mountain Trail · 35.46070, -82.36773
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 85°F / low 68° · precip 16% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bearwallow Mountain Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Wildcat Rock Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Fire Tower Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach Bearwallow Mountain Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Wildcat Rock Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bearwallow Mountain Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miArrive 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 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:31 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Bearwallow Mountain Trail Trailhead
- Little Bearwallow Mountain & Fire Tower Road via Wildcat Rock Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 1,190 ft
- Fire Tower Road & Wildcat Rock Trail 9.2 mi · ▲ 2,490 ft
- Blue Ridge Pastures–Strawberry Gap Viewpoint, 5 saddles 9.2 mi · ▲ 2,352 ft
- Bearwallow Mountain Trail & Wildcat Rock Trail 9.3 mi · ▲ 2,498 ft
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