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Asheville Watershed

Brushy Knob & Stomping Knob Trail

3 mi · ▲ 1,589 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Brushy Knob & Stomping Knob Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Asheville Watershed near Montreat, NC. The route reaches Brushy Knob at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 1,589 ft, with sections as steep as 48% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,749 – 4,147 ft · steepest grade: 48%3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Stomping Knob Trail 35.64629, -82.31031
Nearest town Montreat, NC
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Brushy Knob & Stomping Knob Trail

3 mi · ▲ 1,589 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Elevation 2,748–4,148 ft

Out & Back · Asheville Watershed

Trailhead: Stomping Knob Trail · 35.64629, -82.31031

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 86°F / low 70° · precip 25% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

Dogs allowed on leash

  1. Start on Stomping Knob Trail, heading W.
  2. 1.5 miReach Brushy Knob, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/brushy-knob-stomping-knob-trail-out-back-via-stomping-knob-trail

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 86°F70°
Precip25%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity72%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°70° 12 PM: 1% rain1 PM: 6% rain2 PM: 14% rain3 PM: 24% rain4 PM: 25% rain5 PM: 23% rain6 PM: 10% rain7 PM: 6% rain8 PM: 2% rain9 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 7:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sat 89°71°
Sun 87°66° 66%
Mon 72°63° 47%
Tue 75°58°
Wed 84°61°
Thu 85°66°

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash

Hikes near Montreat, North Carolina