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.

Elevation

0 mi2,113 – 2,576 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Saluda Mountains Passage of the Palmetto Trail 35.20076, -82.38079
Nearest town Mountain Page, NC

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Saluda Mountains Passage of the Palmetto Trail, heading NW.
  2. 1.6 miContinue straight onto Heatherly Heights Road, heading W.
  3. 0.8 miBear left onto Saluda Mountains Passage of the Palmetto Trail, heading N.
  4. 50 ftReach Saluda Mountains Passage of the Palmetto Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 50 ftBear right onto Heatherly Heights Road, heading N.
  6. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Saluda Mountains Passage of the Palmetto Trail, heading E.
  7. 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.

Trail surface

35% dirt65% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:06 AMSunset 7:53 PM

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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