Little Bald Mountain–Buck Spring Viewpoint, 3 summits is a 1.6-mile out-and-back near Stony Fork, NC. The route passes Buck Spring Viewpoint before reaching Little Bald Mountain at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It climbs 431 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi4,948 – 5,256 ft · steepest grade: 23%1.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Mount Pisgah Trail 35.41872, -82.74793
Nearest town Stony Fork, NC
Directions
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Little Bald Mountain–Buck Spring Viewpoint, 3 summits
1.6 mi · ▲ 431 ft · 45 min
Elevation 4,946–5,255 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Mount Pisgah Trail · 35.41872, -82.74793
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 78°F / low 62° · precip 19% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right onto Buck Spring Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Old 151 Buck Springs Entrance Drive, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftPass Buck Spring Viewpoint.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Buck Spring Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Pilot Rock Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Little Bald Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Buck Spring Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Old 151 Buck Springs Entrance Drive, heading N.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Buck Spring Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
89% dirt11% unspecified
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 78°F62°
Precip19%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity79%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°60°
Sunrise 7:06 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat
77°63°
15%
Sun
74°59°
59%
Mon
65°57°
36%
Tue
72°51°
Wed
76°52°
Thu
80°56°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:36 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:56 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:22 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Mount Pisgah Trail Trailhead
- Mountains-to-Sea Viewpoint–Buck Spring Viewpoint Loop, 4 sights 2.8 mi · ▲ 436 ft
- Buck Spring Viewpoint–Hendersonville Reservoir, 6 sights 15 mi · ▲ 3,108 ft
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