Crabtree Falls Trail & Hoover Meadows Road is a 7.1-mile out-and-back near Glenlaurel, NC. It climbs 896 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi3,412 – 3,763 ft · steepest grade: 16%7.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Crabtree Falls Trail 35.81552, -82.14551
Nearest town Glenlaurel, NC
Directions
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Crabtree Falls Trail & Hoover Meadows Road
7.1 mi · ▲ 896 ft · 2 hr 49 min
Elevation 3,413–3,762 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Crabtree Falls Trail · 35.81552, -82.14551
Weather Sep 5: Partly cloudy, high 84°F / low 65° · precip 13% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Crabtree Falls Trail, heading N.
- 1.4 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Hoover Meadows Road, heading S.
- 1.4 miReach Crabtree Falls Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Crabtree Falls Trail, heading SE.
- 1.4 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°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Crabtree Falls Trail Trailhead
- Crabtree Falls–Crabtree Falls Viewpoint, 3 sights 2.5 mi · ▲ 680 ft
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