Bee Cove Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 1,454 ft · 2 hr 18 min
Bee Cove Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Fontana Village, NC. It climbs 1,454 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Bee Cove Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 1,454 ft · 2 hr 18 min
Elevation 1,314–2,321 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 35.45067, -83.80160
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 89°F / low 69° · precip 7% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Fontana Campground Road, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Lewellyn Cove Nature Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Old Fontana Forest Road, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Bee Cove Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Bee Cove Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left onto Old Fontana Forest Road, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Lewellyn Cove Nature Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Fontana Campground Road, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 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 1.9 mi in (~74 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Fontana Campground Road 1.9 mi · ▲ 698 ft
- Fontana Campground Road 2.1 mi · ▲ 725 ft
- Lewellyn Cove Nature Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 815 ft
- Lewellyn Cove Nature Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 815 ft
- Lewellyn Cove Nature Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 845 ft
- Lewellyn Cove Nature Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 845 ft
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