Hickory Nut Falls–Skyline Trail, 3 sights is a 6-mile out-and-back in Chimney Rock State Park near Ottanola, NC. The route reaches Hickory Nut Falls at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It climbs 868 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi2,454 – 3,028 ft · steepest grade: 22%6.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Viper Tower Road 35.41424, -82.26913
Nearest town Ottanola, NC
Directions
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Hickory Nut Falls–Skyline Trail, 3 sights
6 mi · ▲ 868 ft · 2 hr 26 min
Elevation 2,455–3,029 ft
Out & Back · Chimney Rock State Park
Trailhead: Viper Tower Road · 35.41424, -82.26913
Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 86°F / low 71° · precip 12% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
- Start on Viper Tower Road, heading NW.
- 1.9 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.
- 1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Viper Tower Road, heading W.
- 1.9 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
64% gravel31% dirt5% unspecified
Weather
Mostly clearTemperature 86°F71°
Precip12%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity66%
Rained 1.3″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°70°
Sunrise 7:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sat
87°70°
Sun
83°64°
66%
Mon
73°62°
66%
Tue
77°58°
Wed
85°59°
Thu
86°62°
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