Big Butt & Big Butt Trail
6.1 mi · ▲ 1,913 ft · 2 hr 59 min
Big Butt & Big Butt Trail is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Big Tom Wilson Preserve near Murchison, NC. The route reaches Big Butt at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It climbs 1,913 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Big Butt & Big Butt Trail
6.1 mi · ▲ 1,913 ft · 2 hr 59 min
Elevation 4,279–5,958 ft
Out & Back · Big Tom Wilson Preserve
Trailhead: Big Butt Trail · 35.81000, -82.34785
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 82°F / low 65° · precip 16% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Big Butt Trail, heading S.
- 2.8 miSharp right onto Big Butt Summit Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Big Butt, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Big Butt Trail, heading E.
- 2.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 7:13 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM — 1 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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