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Crabtree Falls–Crabtree Falls Viewpoint, 3 sights is a 3.1-mile out-and-back near Glenlaurel, NC. The route passes Crabtree Falls and Crabtree Falls Viewpoint. It climbs 630 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,192 – 3,717 ft · steepest grade: 26%3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hoover Meadows Road 35.82481, -82.14777
Nearest town Glenlaurel, NC

Directions

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Crabtree Falls–Crabtree Falls Viewpoint, 3 sights

3.1 mi · ▲ 630 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 3,193–3,716 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Hoover Meadows Road · 35.82481, -82.14777

Weather Sep 5: Partly cloudy, high 84°F / low 65° · precip 13% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

  1. Start on Hoover Meadows Road, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  4. 0.4 miSharp right onto Crabtree Falls Trail, heading N.
  5. 50 ftPass Crabtree Falls.
  6. 50 ftPass Crabtree Falls Viewpoint.
  7. 1 miTurn right onto Hoover Meadows Road, heading N.
  8. 1.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  9. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 84°F65°
Precip13%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity62%
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 7:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sat 85°68°
Sun 78°63° 73%
Mon 69°60° 73%
Tue 74°55°
Wed 82°57°
Thu 83°62°

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