Huntfish Falls–Huntfish Sidekick Falls, 3 falls is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area near Edgemont, NC. The route passes Huntfish Falls and Huntfish Sidekick Falls. It climbs 695 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 96/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,706 – 2,389 ft · steepest grade: 22%3.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Hunt Fish Falls Trail 36.00729, -81.80082
Nearest town Edgemont, NC
Directions
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Huntfish Falls–Huntfish Sidekick Falls, 3 falls
2.9 mi · ▲ 695 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Elevation 1,705–2,390 ft
Out & Back · Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area
Trailhead: Hunt Fish Falls Trail · 36.00729, -81.80082
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Hunt Fish Falls Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Lost Cove Loop Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Huntfish Falls.
- 50 ftPass Huntfish Sidekick Falls.
- 0.7 miReach Huntfish Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Hunt Fish Falls Trail, heading W.
- 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.
Weather
Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:52 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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