East Fork Trail
11.4 mi · ▲ 5,103 ft · 6 hr 21 min
East Fork Trail is an 11.4-mile out-and-back in Pinnacle Park near Addie, NC. It climbs 5,103 ft, with sections as steep as 52% grade. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
Getting there
Directions
East Fork Trail
11.4 mi · ▲ 5,103 ft · 6 hr 21 min
Elevation 3,020–6,037 ft
Out & Back · Pinnacle Park
Trailhead: 35.45637, -83.14308
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 74°F / low 59° · precip 19% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:08 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 2.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto East Fork Trail, heading SW.
- 1.9 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftReach East Fork Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 2.9 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 2.4 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:34 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM — 9 min before dark.
Get outside more
A wild hike near Addie, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Addie, North Carolina