Fire Tower Road & Wildcat Rock Trail

9.2 mi · ▲ 2,490 ft · 4 hr 19 min

Fire Tower Road & Wildcat Rock Trail is a 9.2-mile out-and-back in Wildcat Rock Preserve near Gerton, NC. It climbs 2,490 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi2,362 – 4,177 ft · steepest grade: 24%9.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bearwallow Mountain Trail 35.46070, -82.36773

Nearest town Gerton, NC

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Fire Tower Road & Wildcat Rock Trail

9.2 mi · ▲ 2,490 ft · 4 hr 19 min

Elevation 2,362–4,178 ft

Out & Back · Wildcat Rock Preserve

Trailhead: Bearwallow Mountain Trail · 35.46070, -82.36773

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 85°F / low 68° · precip 16% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

Start on Fire Tower Road, heading NE.
0.8 miSharp left onto Wildcat Rock Trail, heading E.
3.8 miReach Fire Tower Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
3.8 miSharp right onto Fire Tower Road, heading SW.
0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

17% gravel83% unspecified

Weather

Overcast85°F68°

Precip16%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity67%

Hourly temperatureRain chance

85°65°

7:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM7:54 PM

Sat 88°70°

Sun 84°62° 66%

Mon 70°61° 50%

Tue 75°56°

Wed 83°55°

Thu 84°59°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:28 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM — 7 min before dark.

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Fire Tower Road & Wildcat Rock Trail

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Fire Tower Road & Wildcat Rock Trail

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