Lane Pinnacle & Shope Creek Road
4.8 mi · ▲ 2,609 ft · 2 hr 54 min
Lane Pinnacle & Shope Creek Road is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Asheville Watershed near Rattlesnake Lodge, NC. The route reaches Lane Pinnacle at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 2,609 ft, with sections as steep as 57% grade. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Lane Pinnacle & Shope Creek Road
4.8 mi · ▲ 2,609 ft · 2 hr 54 min
Elevation 2,708–5,221 ft
Out & Back · Asheville Watershed
Trailhead: Shope Creek Road · 35.65435, -82.44057
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 91°F / low 69° · precip 16% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Shope Creek Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.2 miReach Lane Pinnacle, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading W.
- 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 2.4 mi in (~122 min). Leave by 5:31 PM for the 7:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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