Devils Courthouse–Devils Courthouse Viewpoint, 5 sights
8.6 mi · ▲ 898 ft · 3 hr 19 min
Devils Courthouse–Devils Courthouse Viewpoint, 5 sights is an 8.6-mile out-and-back in Middle Prong Wilderness near Balsam Grove, NC. The route passes Split Falls and Devils Courthouse before reaching Devils Courthouse Viewpoint at the turnaround, 4.3 miles in. It climbs 898 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Devils Courthouse–Devils Courthouse Viewpoint, 5 sights
8.6 mi · ▲ 898 ft · 3 hr 19 min
Elevation 4,994–5,754 ft
Out & Back · Middle Prong Wilderness
Trailhead: 35.30805, -82.90919
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 200 ftPass Split Falls.
- 2.6 miSharp right onto Little Sam Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Devils Courthouse Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miPass Devils Courthouse Viewpoint.
- 150 ftReach Devils Courthouse, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Little Sam Trail, heading N.
- 1.2 miSharp left onto Flat Laurel Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 2.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.3 mi in (~130 min). Leave by 5:26 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Split Falls & Flat Laurel Creek Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 410 ft
- Sam Knob–Split Falls, 5 sights 6.6 mi · ▲ 1,068 ft
- Silvermine Bald–Split Falls, 6 sights 15.1 mi · ▲ 3,226 ft
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