Huntfish Falls–Huntfish Sidekick Falls, 4 sights is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area near Edgemont, NC. The route passes Huntfish Falls and Huntfish Sidekick Falls. It climbs 1,792 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,706 – 2,953 ft · steepest grade: 28%7.8 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, 4 sights
7.7 mi · ▲ 1,792 ft · 3 hr 28 min
Elevation 1,707–2,953 ft
Out & Back · Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area
Trailhead: Hunt Fish Falls Trail · 36.00729, -81.80082
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 89°F / low 69° · precip 20% · wind 5 mph · 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 miSharp left onto Timber Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Lost Cove Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 4 miContinue straight onto Hunt Fish Falls Trail, heading E.
- 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
OvercastTemperature 89°F69°
Precip20%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity80%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°65°
Sunrise 7:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:52 PM
Sat
91°70°
16%
Sun
88°66°
75%
Mon
75°64°
53%
Tue
78°60°
Wed
87°62°
Thu
88°67°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Hunt Fish Falls Trail Trailhead
- Huntfish Falls–Huntfish Sidekick Falls, 3 falls 2.9 mi · ▲ 695 ft
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