Browning Knob–Browning Knob Viewpoint, 4 viewpoints
1.4 mi · ▲ 727 ft · 50 min
Browning Knob–Browning Knob Viewpoint, 4 viewpoints is a 1.4-mile out-and-back near Addie, NC. The route passes Pedestrian Overlook and Browning Knob before reaching Browning Knob Viewpoint at the turnaround, 0.7 miles in. It climbs 727 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Browning Knob–Browning Knob Viewpoint, 4 viewpoints
1.4 mi · ▲ 727 ft · 50 min
Elevation 5,827–6,268 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 35.46031, -83.14105
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 74°F / low 59° · precip 19% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:08 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Waterrock Knob Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miPass Pedestrian Overlook.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Browning Knob Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miPass Browning Knob Viewpoint.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Browning Knob, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Waterrock Knob Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
- 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:37 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:57 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:23 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Fork Ridge Overlook (MP 449.0) & Mountains-to-Sea Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 814 ft
- Pedestrian Overlook & Mountains-to-Sea Trail 8.2 mi · ▲ 1,640 ft
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