Green Mountain Trail
15.5 mi · ▲ 4,496 ft · 7 hr 25 min
Green Mountain Trail is a 15.5-mile out-and-back in Middle Prong Wilderness near Balsam Grove, NC. It climbs 4,496 ft, with sections as steep as 44% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Green Mountain Trail
15.5 mi · ▲ 4,496 ft · 7 hr 25 min
Elevation 3,118–5,912 ft
Out & Back · Middle Prong Wilderness
Trailhead: Mountains-to-Sea Trail · 35.30381, -82.90912
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:08 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading W.
- 2.7 miTurn right onto Green Mountain Trail, heading N.
- 5.1 miReach Green Mountain Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 5.1 miTurn left onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading SE.
- 2.6 miArrive 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 2.6 mi in (~82 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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