Cold Knob–View Chesnut Cove, 3 summits
4.3 mi · ▲ 873 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Cold Knob–View Chesnut Cove, 3 summits is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near Avery Creek, NC. The route passes View Chesnut Cove before reaching Cold Knob at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 873 ft, with sections as steep as 41% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi2,881 – 3,609 ft · steepest grade: 41%4.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Shut-In Trail 35.46047, -82.63705
Nearest town Avery Creek, NC
Directions
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Cold Knob–View Chesnut Cove, 3 summits
4.3 mi · ▲ 873 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Elevation 2,880–3,608 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Shut-In Trail · 35.46047, -82.63705
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Shut-In Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftPass View Chesnut Cove.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto cold knob ridge, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach Cold Knob, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Shut-In Trail, heading SE.
- 1.7 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
79% dirt21% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:07 AMSunset 7:54 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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