AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Pinnacle Park

Firescald Ridge Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 1,497 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Firescald Ridge Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Pinnacle Park near Fisher Creek, NC. It climbs 1,497 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,986 – 5,456 ft · steepest grade: 21%4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Firescald Ridge Trail 35.45522, -83.18217
Nearest town Fisher Creek, NC
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Firescald Ridge Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 1,497 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Elevation 3,986–5,455 ft

Out & Back · Pinnacle Park

Trailhead: Firescald Ridge Trail · 35.45522, -83.18217

Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 79°F / low 63° · precip 17% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 7:08 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

  1. Start on Firescald Ridge Trail, heading S.
  2. 1 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 1.3 miReach Firescald Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/firescald-ridge-trail-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

FogTemperature 79°F63°
Precip17%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity83%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°60° 12 PM: 1% rain1 PM: 5% rain2 PM: 10% rain3 PM: 11% rain4 PM: 11% rain5 PM: 9% rain6 PM: 17% rain7 PM: 3% rain8 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 7:08 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sat 82°65° 19%
Sun 84°62° 37%
Mon 71°58° 37%
Tue 76°55°
Wed 79°55°
Thu 83°57° 18%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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