Heatherly Heights Road & Saluda Mountains Passage of the Palmetto Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 751 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Heatherly Heights Road & Saluda Mountains Passage of the Palmetto Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Mountain Page, NC. It climbs 751 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Heatherly Heights Road & Saluda Mountains Passage of the Palmetto Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 751 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Elevation 2,114–2,574 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Saluda Mountains Passage of the Palmetto Trail · 35.20076, -82.38079
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:53 PM
- Start on Saluda Mountains Passage of the Palmetto Trail, heading NW.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Heatherly Heights Road, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Saluda Mountains Passage of the Palmetto Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Saluda Mountains Passage of the Palmetto Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right onto Heatherly Heights Road, heading N.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Saluda Mountains Passage of the Palmetto Trail, heading E.
- 1.4 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 2.1 mi in (~70 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 7:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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