Fork Ridge Overlook (MP 449.0) & Mountains-to-Sea Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 814 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Fork Ridge Overlook (MP 449.0) & Mountains-to-Sea Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near Addie, NC. The route reaches Fork Ridge Overlook (MP 449.0) at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 814 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Fork Ridge Overlook (MP 449.0) & Mountains-to-Sea Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 814 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Elevation 5,275–5,834 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 35.46031, -83.14105
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 74°F / low 59° · precip 19% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:08 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Waterrock Knob Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading NE.
- 2.2 miReach Fork Ridge Overlook (MP 449.0), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.2 miTurn left onto Waterrock Knob Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:37 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:57 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:23 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Browning Knob–Browning Knob Viewpoint, 4 viewpoints 1.4 mi · ▲ 727 ft
- Pedestrian Overlook & Mountains-to-Sea Trail 8.2 mi · ▲ 1,640 ft
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