Craggy Dome–Graybeard Mountain View (MP 363.4), 5 sights is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area near Blackberry Inn, NC. The route passes Graybeard Mountain View (MP 363.4) before reaching Craggy Dome at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It climbs 1,670 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,250 – 6,060 ft · steepest grade: 35%6.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Craggy Gardens Trail 35.69994, -82.39067
Nearest town Blackberry Inn, NC
Directions
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Craggy Dome–Graybeard Mountain View (MP 363.4), 5 sights
6.4 mi · ▲ 1,670 ft · 2 hr 58 min
Elevation 5,250–6,060 ft
Out & Back · Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area
Trailhead: Craggy Gardens Trail · 35.69994, -82.39067
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 75°F / low 61° · precip 21% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Craggy Gardens Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Douglas Falls Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear left onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miPass Graybeard Mountain View (MP 363.4).
- 50 ftSharp right onto Reese Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach Craggy Dome, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1 miBear right onto Douglas Falls Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftBear right onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Craggy Gardens Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 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
26% dirt3% paved71% unspecified
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 75°F61°
Precip21%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity77%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°60°
Sunrise 7:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sat
74°63°
Sun
71°57°
57%
Mon
66°55°
32%
Tue
69°50°
Wed
76°52°
Thu
76°57°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:30 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Craggy Gardens Trail Trailhead
- Craggy Gardens Viewpoint & Craggy Gardens Trail 1.1 mi · ▲ 429 ft
- Craggy Dome Scenic Overlook (MP 364.5) & Craggy Gardens Trail via Mountains-to-Sea Trail 1.5 mi · ▲ 356 ft
- Mountains-to-Sea Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 719 ft
- Hawksbill Creek Road–Mountains-to-Sea Trail, 4 sights 14 mi · ▲ 4,277 ft
- Big Ivy Road–Craggy Gardens Trail, 4 sights 15.9 mi · ▲ 2,691 ft
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