Little Bald Mountain–Buck Spring Viewpoint, 4 sights is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Stony Fork, NC. The route passes Buck Spring Viewpoint and Little Bald Mountain. It climbs 628 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi4,679 – 5,273 ft · steepest grade: 23%2.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Buck Spring Trail 35.41516, -82.74876
Nearest town Stony Fork, NC
Directions
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Little Bald Mountain–Buck Spring Viewpoint, 4 sights
2.5 mi · ▲ 628 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Elevation 4,678–5,271 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Buck Spring Trail · 35.41516, -82.74876
Weather Sep 5: 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 on Old 151 Buck Springs Entrance Drive, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftPass Buck Spring Viewpoint.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Buck Spring Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Pilot Rock Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miPass Little Bald Mountain.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Laurel Mountain Connecter, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Little Bald Mountain Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Buck Spring Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Old 151 Buck Springs Entrance Drive, heading N.
- 100 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
82% dirt18% 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 0.6 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 7:15 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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