Bearwallow Mountain Trail & Wildcat Rock Trail
9.3 mi · ▲ 2,498 ft · 4 hr 21 min
Bearwallow Mountain Trail & Wildcat Rock Trail is a 9.3-mile out-and-back in Wildcat Rock Preserve near Gerton, NC. It climbs 2,498 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Bearwallow Mountain Trail & Wildcat Rock Trail
9.3 mi · ▲ 2,498 ft · 4 hr 21 min
Elevation 2,362–4,178 ft
Out & Back · Wildcat Rock Preserve
Trailhead: Bearwallow Mountain Trail · 35.46070, -82.36773
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 86°F / low 70° · precip 12% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bearwallow Mountain Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Wildcat Rock Trail, heading E.
- 3.8 miReach Bearwallow Mountain Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.8 miContinue straight onto Bearwallow Mountain Trail, heading SW.
- 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 (~4 min). Leave by 7:29 PM for the 7:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- 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
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