Brushy Knob–Big Piney Ridge Trail, 3 sights
3 mi · ▲ 1,222 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Brushy Knob–Big Piney Ridge Trail, 3 sights is a 3-mile out-and-back near Montreat, NC. The route reaches Brushy Knob at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 1,222 ft, with sections as steep as 36% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Brushy Knob–Big Piney Ridge Trail, 3 sights
3 mi · ▲ 1,222 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Elevation 2,940–4,162 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Lower Piney Trail · 35.65371, -82.29954
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:53 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Lower Piney Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Big Piney Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 1 miReach Brushy Knob, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn left onto Lower Piney Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miArrive 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 1.4 mi in (~69 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 7:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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