Fontana Loop Trail & Lewellyn Cove Nature Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 732 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Fontana Loop Trail & Lewellyn Cove Nature Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back near Fontana Village, NC. It climbs 732 ft, with sections as steep as 39% grade. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,575 – 2,051 ft · steepest grade: 39%3.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Benton MacKaye Trail 35.43359, -83.81920
Nearest town Fontana Village, NC
Directions
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Fontana Loop Trail & Lewellyn Cove Nature Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 732 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 1,575–2,050 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Benton MacKaye Trail · 35.43359, -83.81920
Weather Sep 5: Fog, high 91°F / low 71° · precip 16% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Benton MacKaye Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Fontana Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Lewellyn Cove Nature Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 1.1 miBear left onto Fontana Loop Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Benton MacKaye Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
37% dirt63% unspecified
Weather
FogTemperature 91°F71°
Precip16%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity88%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
95°70°
Sunrise 7:11 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Sun
88°69°
18%
Mon
78°66°
46%
Tue
86°62°
Wed
87°60°
Thu
88°64°
24%
Fri
81°67°
34%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Bee Cove Trail–Fontana Loop Trail, 3 sights 8.2 mi · ▲ 1,171 ft
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