Hickory Nut Falls–Angel Mountain Trail, 3 sights is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Chimney Rock State Park near Bat Cave, NC. The route reaches Hickory Nut Falls at the turnaround, 3.6 miles in. It climbs 1,101 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi2,454 – 3,097 ft · steepest grade: 20%7.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Angel Mountain Trail 35.42427, -82.27630
Nearest town Bat Cave, NC
Directions
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Hickory Nut Falls–Angel Mountain Trail, 3 sights
7.1 mi · ▲ 1,101 ft · 2 hr 55 min
Elevation 2,455–3,098 ft
Out & Back · Chimney Rock State Park
Trailhead: Angel Mountain Trail · 35.42427, -82.27630
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 84°F / low 67° · precip 12% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
- Start on Angel Mountain Trail, heading E.
- 1 miSharp left onto Viper Tower Road, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Skyline Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miReach Hickory Nut Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Viper Tower Road, heading SW.
- 1.5 miSharp right onto Angel Mountain Trail, heading W.
- 1 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
70% gravel26% dirt4% unspecified
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 84°F67°
Precip12%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity61%
Rained 1.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 7:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sat
90°69°
Sun
86°64°
66%
Mon
73°62°
66%
Tue
77°58°
Wed
85°59°
Thu
86°62°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:34 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:54 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:20 PM.
More from Angel Mountain Trail Trailhead
- Angel Mountain Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 391 ft
- Angel Mountain Trail & Viper Tower Road 5.1 mi · ▲ 617 ft
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