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
- Start on Hoover Meadows Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Crabtree Falls Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Crabtree Falls.
- 50 ftPass Crabtree Falls Viewpoint.
- 1 miTurn right onto Hoover Meadows Road, heading N.
- 1.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 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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