Craggy Gardens Trail via Mountains-to-Sea Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near Blackberry Inn, NC. It climbs 632 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi4,895 – 5,489 ft · steepest grade: 28%2.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Craggy Gardens Trail 35.69940, -82.38008
Nearest town Blackberry Inn, NC
Directions
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Craggy Gardens Trail via Mountains-to-Sea Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 632 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Elevation 4,896–5,488 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Craggy Gardens Trail · 35.69940, -82.38008
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 75°F / low 61° · precip 21% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Craggy Gardens Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miReach Craggy Gardens Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Craggy Gardens Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 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
39% dirt61% 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°54°
32%
Tue
68°50°
Wed
75°51°
Thu
76°57°
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 Craggy Gardens Trail Trailhead
- Mountains-to-Sea Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 474 ft
- Craggy Dome Scenic Overlook (MP 364.5) & Mountains-to-Sea Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 770 ft
- Graybeard Mountain View (MP 363.4) & Douglas Falls Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,012 ft
- Craggy Dome Scenic Overlook (MP 364.5)–Big Ivy Road, 3 sights 9.5 mi · ▲ 1,923 ft
- Craggy Gardens Trail–Hawksbill Creek Road, 5 sights 12 mi · ▲ 3,397 ft
- Big Ivy Road & Douglas Falls Trail 14.2 mi · ▲ 2,478 ft
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