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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

  1. Start on Hunt Fish Falls Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.8 miSharp right onto Lost Cove Loop Trail, heading E.
  3. 50 ftPass Huntfish Falls.
  4. 50 ftPass Huntfish Sidekick Falls.
  5. 0.7 miReach Huntfish Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.7 miSharp left onto Hunt Fish Falls Trail, heading W.
  7. 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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