Big Ivy Road & Douglas Falls Trail is a 10.2-mile out-and-back in Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area near Dillingham, NC. It climbs 1,870 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi4,200 – 5,594 ft · steepest grade: 25%10.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Mountains-to-Sea Trail 35.71079, -82.36446
Nearest town Dillingham, NC
Directions
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Big Ivy Road & Douglas Falls Trail
10.2 mi · ▲ 1,870 ft · 4 hr 20 min
Elevation 4,201–5,595 ft
Out & Back · Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area
Trailhead: Mountains-to-Sea Trail · 35.71079, -82.36446
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1 miSharp right onto Douglas Falls Trail, heading N.
- 3.9 miReach Big Ivy Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.9 miSharp left onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
53% dirt21% gravel2% paved24% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:53 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:33 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:53 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:19 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Mountains-to-Sea Trail Trailhead
- Craggy Dome Scenic Overlook (MP 364.5) & Douglas Falls Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 1,041 ft
- Graybeard Mountain View (MP 363.4) & Mountains-to-Sea Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 956 ft
- Craggy Gardens Viewpoint & Douglas Falls Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,206 ft
- Douglas Falls Trail & Stoney Fork Road 14.3 mi · ▲ 3,392 ft
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