Grassy Road Trail via Sycamore Cove
3.2 mi · ▲ 452 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Grassy Road Trail via Sycamore Cove is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Ecusta, NC. It climbs 452 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi2,142 – 2,618 ft · steepest grade: 16%3.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Art Loeb Trail 35.28184, -82.72053
Nearest town Ecusta, NC
Directions
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Grassy Road Trail via Sycamore Cove
3.2 mi · ▲ 452 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Elevation 2,142–2,618 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Art Loeb Trail · 35.28184, -82.72053
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 92°F / low 69° · precip 16% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Art Loeb Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Sycamore Cove, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Grassy Road Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Thrift Cove Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 400 ftSharp right onto Sycamore Cove, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Art Loeb Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 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
98% dirt2% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 92°F69°
Precip16%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity83%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
95°65°
Sunrise 7:07 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sun
86°68°
65%
Mon
75°66°
56%
Tue
80°61°
15%
Wed
87°62°
Thu
90°66°
20%
Fri
85°67°
41%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Art Loeb Trail Trailhead
- Sycamore Cove 2.1 mi · ▲ 289 ft
- North Slope Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Sycamore Cove 2.7 mi · ▲ 452 ft
- Sycamore Cove 2.9 mi · ▲ 451 ft
- Sycamore Cove 4 mi · ▲ 798 ft
- North Slope Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 389 ft
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