Craggy Dome Scenic Overlook (MP 364.5) & Douglas Falls Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area near Dillingham, NC. The route reaches Craggy Dome Scenic Overlook (MP 364.5) at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 1,041 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,269 – 5,594 ft · steepest grade: 24%4.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Mountains-to-Sea Trail 35.71079, -82.36446
Nearest town Dillingham, NC
Directions
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Craggy Dome Scenic Overlook (MP 364.5) & Douglas Falls Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 1,041 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Elevation 5,268–5,595 ft
Out & Back · Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area
Trailhead: Mountains-to-Sea Trail · 35.71079, -82.36446
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 74°F / low 60° · precip 20% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1 miBear right onto Douglas Falls Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 300 ftReach Craggy Dome Scenic Overlook (MP 364.5), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Douglas Falls Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 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
6% dirt4% paved90% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 74°F60°
Precip20%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity90%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°60°
Sunrise 7:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sat
76°62°
Sun
77°56°
59%
Mon
65°54°
36%
Tue
68°49°
Wed
75°51°
Thu
75°56°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:34 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:54 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:20 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Mountains-to-Sea Trail Trailhead
- Graybeard Mountain View (MP 363.4) & Mountains-to-Sea Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 956 ft
- Craggy Gardens Viewpoint & Douglas Falls Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,206 ft
- Big Ivy Road & Douglas Falls Trail 10.2 mi · ▲ 1,870 ft
- Douglas Falls Trail & Stoney Fork Road 14.3 mi · ▲ 3,392 ft
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