Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area
Big Lost Cove Cliffs Viewpoint & Big Lost Cove Cliffs Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 687 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Big Lost Cove Cliffs Viewpoint & Big Lost Cove Cliffs Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area near Pineola, NC. The route reaches Big Lost Cove Cliffs Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 687 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Big Lost Cove Cliffs Viewpoint & Big Lost Cove Cliffs Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 687 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 3,408–3,766 ft
Out & Back · Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area
Trailhead: Old Mortimer Road · 36.01218, -81.85875
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Old Mortimer Road, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Big Lost Cove Cliffs Trail, heading E.
- 1.7 miReach Big Lost Cove Cliffs Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Old Mortimer Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 150 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 0.9 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 7:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Old Mortimer Road Trailhead
- Old Mortimer Road 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,043 ft
- Old Mortimer Road 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,042 ft
- Headquarters Mountain Trail 7.6 mi · ▲ 1,365 ft
- Headquarters Mountain Trail 7.6 mi · ▲ 1,364 ft
- Headquarters Mountain Trail 8.7 mi · ▲ 1,876 ft
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