Crabtree Falls & Crabtree Falls Viewpoint is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Glenlaurel, NC. The route passes Crabtree Falls before reaching Crabtree Falls Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 496 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi3,114 – 3,366 ft · steepest grade: 25%2.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 35.83045, -82.14835
Nearest town Glenlaurel, NC
Directions
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Crabtree Falls & Crabtree Falls Viewpoint
2.5 mi · ▲ 496 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Elevation 3,114–3,366 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 35.83045, -82.14835
Weather Sep 5: Mostly clear, high 86°F / low 65° · precip 12% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:52 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miPass Crabtree Falls Viewpoint.
- 50 ftReach Crabtree Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 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
Mostly clearTemperature 86°F65°
Precip12%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity70%
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 7:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:52 PM
Sat
87°68°
Sun
80°64°
71%
Mon
71°61°
71%
Tue
76°56°
Wed
83°59°
Thu
85°64°
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