Craggy Gardens Viewpoint & Craggy Gardens Trail is a 1.1-mile out-and-back near Blackberry Inn, NC. The route reaches Craggy Gardens Viewpoint at the turnaround, 0.6 miles in. It climbs 429 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,250 – 5,679 ft · steepest grade: 18%1.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Craggy Gardens Trail 35.69994, -82.39067
Nearest town Blackberry Inn, NC
Directions
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Craggy Gardens Viewpoint & Craggy Gardens Trail
1.1 mi · ▲ 429 ft · 35 min
Elevation 5,250–5,680 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Craggy Gardens Trail · 35.69994, -82.39067
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:53 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Craggy Gardens Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 400 ftReach Craggy Gardens Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 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.
Weather
Sunrise 7:06 AMSunset 7:53 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:29 PM for the 7:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 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 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
- Craggy Dome–Graybeard Mountain View (MP 363.4), 5 sights 6.4 mi · ▲ 1,670 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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