Hickey Fork Sunset Point–Hickey Fork Trail, 3 sights
13.4 mi · ▲ 3,023 ft · 5 hr 59 min
Hickey Fork Sunset Point–Hickey Fork Trail, 3 sights is a 13.4-mile out-and-back near Allenstand, NC. The route reaches Hickey Fork Sunset Point. It climbs 3,023 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Hickey Fork Sunset Point–Hickey Fork Trail, 3 sights
13.4 mi · ▲ 3,023 ft · 5 hr 59 min
Elevation 2,378–4,681 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Appalachian Trail · 35.99896, -82.77540
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 87°F / low 72° · precip 6% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
- Start on Appalachian Trail, heading E.
- 3.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.2 miBear left onto Hickey Fork Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Hickey Fork Sunset Point.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading N.
- 1.7 miBear right, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Jones Meadow Access Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach Hickey Fork Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading E.
- 400 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Hickey Fork Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Appalachian Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 3.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM — 4 min before dark.
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