Dobson Knob Road
15 mi · ▲ 3,815 ft · 6 hr 54 min
Dobson Knob Road is a 15-mile out-and-back near Sevier, NC. It climbs 3,815 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,673 – 3,688 ft · steepest grade: 34%15.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 35.77799, -81.97044
Nearest town Sevier, NC
Directions
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Dobson Knob Road
15 mi · ▲ 3,815 ft · 6 hr 54 min
Elevation 1,674–3,688 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 35.77799, -81.97044
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:53 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 1.5 miBear right onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading N.
- 1.8 miContinue straight onto Dobson Knob Road, heading E.
- 4.2 miReach Dobson Knob Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 4.2 miContinue straight onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading S.
- 1.8 miBear left, heading S.
- 1.5 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
20% dirt80% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:53 PM
More from this trailhead
- Mountains-to-Sea Trail 6.5 mi · ▲ 2,711 ft
- Dobson Knob & Dobson Knob Spur via Mountains-to-Sea Trail 6.5 mi · ▲ 2,771 ft
- Mountains-to-Sea Trail 6.6 mi · ▲ 2,711 ft
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