Green Top via Shut-In Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 1,316 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Green Top via Shut-In Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Stony Fork, NC. The route reaches Green Top at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 1,316 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Green Top via Shut-In Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 1,316 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Elevation 3,358–3,895 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Shut-In Trail · 35.45391, -82.69394
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 86°F / low 68° · precip 17% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Stony Bald View, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Shut-In Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Three Humps, heading NE.
- 0.5 miReach Green Top, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Shut-In Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Stony Bald View, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive 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 1.6 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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