Four Seasons Trail–Great Woodlands Adventure Trail, 3 sights is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Chimney Rock State Park near Chimney Rock, NC. It climbs 631 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,447 – 2,100 ft · steepest grade: 28%2.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Chimney Rock Park Road 35.43169, -82.24219
Nearest town Chimney Rock, NC
Directions
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Four Seasons Trail–Great Woodlands Adventure Trail, 3 sights
2.3 mi · ▲ 631 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Elevation 1,448–2,101 ft
Out & Back · Chimney Rock State Park
Trailhead: Chimney Rock Park Road · 35.43169, -82.24219
Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 93°F / low 76° · precip 11% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Chimney Rock Park Road, heading SW.
- 450 ftSharp right onto Great Woodlands Adventure Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Chimney Rock Park Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Four Seasons Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Chimney Rock Park Road, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Four Seasons Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Hickory Nut Falls Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miReach Four Seasons Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Four Seasons Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Chimney Rock Park Road, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Four Seasons Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Chimney Rock Park Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Great Woodlands Adventure Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Chimney Rock Park Road, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
44% dirt56% unspecified
Weather
Mostly clearTemperature 93°F76°
Feels like84°Precip11%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity58%
Rained 0.8″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
95°75°
Sunrise 7:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sat
96°77°
Sun
91°70°
73%
Mon
78°67°
73%
Tue
82°64°
Wed
90°64°
Thu
92°68°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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