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Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area

Graybeard Mountain View (MP 363.4)–Douglas Falls Trail, 3 sights

11.4 mi · ▲ 2,577 ft · 5 hr 5 min

Graybeard Mountain View (MP 363.4)–Douglas Falls Trail, 3 sights is an 11.4-mile out-and-back in Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area near Dillingham, NC. The route reaches Graybeard Mountain View (MP 363.4). It climbs 2,577 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,882 – 5,853 ft · steepest grade: 25%11.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mountains-to-Sea Trail 35.73408, -82.34434
Nearest town Dillingham, NC
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Graybeard Mountain View (MP 363.4)–Douglas Falls Trail, 3 sights

11.4 mi · ▲ 2,577 ft · 5 hr 5 min

Elevation 4,884–5,853 ft

Out & Back · Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area

Trailhead: Mountains-to-Sea Trail · 35.73408, -82.34434

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 75°F / low 61° · precip 20% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading S.
  2. 2.3 miPass Graybeard Mountain View (MP 363.4).
  3. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 1 miBear right onto Douglas Falls Trail, heading N.
  6. 100 ftBear right onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.9 miBear right, heading SW.
  8. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Craggy Gardens Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miBear left onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Stoney Fork Road, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading NW.
  12. 350 ftReach Graybeard Mountain View (MP 363.4), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 400 ftContinue straight onto Stoney Fork Road, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading NW.
  15. 0.6 miBear right onto Craggy Gardens Trail, heading NE.
  16. 0.5 miBear left onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading E.
  17. 0.9 miBear left onto Douglas Falls Trail, heading W.
  18. 100 ftBear left onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading W.
  19. 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  21. 2.5 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/graybeard-mountain-view-mp-363-4-douglas-falls-trail-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

9% dirt1% paved90% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 75°F61°
Precip20%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity85%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°60° 1 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 1% rain1 PM: 5% rain2 PM: 14% rain3 PM: 18% rain4 PM: 20% rain5 PM: 16% rain6 PM: 14% rain7 PM: 5% rain8 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 7:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sat 77°62° 16%
Sun 78°58° 60%
Mon 67°55° 42%
Tue 72°50°
Wed 74°53°
Thu 76°57°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:34 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:54 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:20 PM.

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