Green Knob Overlook (MP 350.4) & Snook's Nose is a 10.1-mile out-and-back near Graphite, NC. The route reaches Green Knob Overlook (MP 350.4). It climbs 3,224 ft, with sections as steep as 37% grade. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,680 – 4,761 ft · steepest grade: 37%10.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Snook's Nose 35.71796, -82.22267
Nearest town Graphite, NC
Directions
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Green Knob Overlook (MP 350.4) & Snook's Nose
10.1 mi · ▲ 3,224 ft · 4 hr 59 min
Elevation 1,681–4,761 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Snook's Nose · 35.71796, -82.22267
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 75°F / low 64° · precip 21% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Snook's Nose, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Green Knob Overlook (MP 350.4).
- 3.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Curtis Creek Road, heading SW.
- 1.2 miReach Green Knob Overlook (MP 350.4), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miSharp left onto Snook's Nose, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 3.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
OvercastTemperature 75°F64°
Precip21%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity64%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°60°
Sunrise 7:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sat
76°65°
15%
Sun
72°59°
66%
Mon
64°56°
62%
Tue
68°51°
Wed
77°53°
Thu
78°59°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Snook's Nose Trailhead
- Green Knob Overlook (MP 350.4)–Laurel Log Branch Trail, 3 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 2,203 ft
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