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.
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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
- Start on Rattlesnake Lodge Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Rattlesnake Lodge Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading NE.
- 2.6 miPass Lane Pinnacle.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Shope Creek Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach Lane Pinnacle, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading N.
- 2.6 miSharp right onto Rattlesnake Lodge Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Rattlesnake Lodge Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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