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.
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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
- Start on Heatherly Heights Road, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Saluda Mountains Passage of the Palmetto Trail, heading SE.
- 2.4 miReach Saluda Mountains Passage of the Palmetto Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.4 miBear right onto Heatherly Heights Road, heading NE.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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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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