Heatherly Heights Road & Saluda Mountains Passage of the Palmetto Trail

6.4 mi · ▲ 880 ft · 2 hr 34 min

Heatherly Heights Road & Saluda Mountains Passage of the Palmetto Trail is a 6.4-mile out-and-back near Mountain Page, NC. It climbs 880 ft. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,352 – 2,749 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Heatherly Heights Road 35.21521, -82.39126
Nearest town Mountain Page, NC

Directions

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Heatherly Heights Road & Saluda Mountains Passage of the Palmetto Trail

6.4 mi · ▲ 880 ft · 2 hr 34 min

Elevation 2,351–2,748 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Heatherly Heights Road · 35.21521, -82.39126

Weather Sep 5: Partly cloudy, high 91°F / low 70° · precip 13% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:53 PM

  1. Start on Heatherly Heights Road, heading W.
  2. 0.8 miBear left onto Saluda Mountains Passage of the Palmetto Trail, heading SE.
  3. 2.4 miReach Saluda Mountains Passage of the Palmetto Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 2.4 miBear right onto Heatherly Heights Road, heading NE.
  5. 0.8 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

32% dirt68% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 91°F70°
Precip13%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity83%
Hourly temperature
95°70°
Sunrise 7:06 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:53 PM
Sun 86°67° 59%
Mon 76°64° 59%
Tue 80°59°
Wed 84°59°
Thu 90°62°
Fri 85°65° 36%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 7:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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