Asheville Watershed

Lane Pinnacle–Rattlesnake Lodge Trail, 3 sights

11.4 mi · ▲ 5,045 ft · 6 hr 19 min

Lane Pinnacle–Rattlesnake Lodge Trail, 3 sights is an 11.4-mile out-and-back in Asheville Watershed near Rattlesnake Lodge, NC. The route reaches Lane Pinnacle. It climbs 5,045 ft, with sections as steep as 41% grade. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,707 – 5,220 ft · steepest grade: 41%11.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rattlesnake Lodge Trail 35.66557, -82.46187
Nearest town Rattlesnake Lodge, NC

Directions

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Lane Pinnacle–Rattlesnake Lodge Trail, 3 sights

11.4 mi · ▲ 5,045 ft · 6 hr 19 min

Elevation 2,708–5,221 ft

Out & Back · Asheville Watershed

Trailhead: Rattlesnake Lodge Trail · 35.66557, -82.46187

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 87°F / low 68° · precip 14% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:53 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Rattlesnake Lodge Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading E.
  3. 50 ftBear left onto Rattlesnake Lodge Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.3 miSharp left onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading NE.
  5. 2.6 miPass Lane Pinnacle.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  7. 1.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  9. 0.5 miSharp right, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miBear left onto Shope Creek Road, heading SW.
  11. 0.2 miReach Lane Pinnacle, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  14. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  16. 1.2 miTurn left onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading N.
  17. 2.6 miSharp right onto Rattlesnake Lodge Trail, heading SE.
  18. 0.3 miBear right onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading N.
  19. 50 ftTurn left onto Rattlesnake Lodge Trail, heading N.
  20. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

21% dirt79% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 87°F68°
Precip14%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity72%
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 7:06 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:53 PM
Sun 81°63° 55%
Mon 74°60° 37%
Tue 77°55°
Wed 82°56°
Thu 84°60°
Fri 80°62° 38%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 7:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM — 3 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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