Little Bald Mountain–Mountains-to-Sea Viewpoint Loop, 10 sights is a 10.8-mile loop near Wolf Ford, NC. The route passes Little Bald Mountain, Mountains-to-Sea Viewpoint and Buck Spring Viewpoint. It climbs 2,738 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi3,114 – 5,273 ft · steepest grade: 24%11.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Yellow Gap Road 35.38334, -82.71496
Nearest town Wolf Ford, NC
Directions
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Little Bald Mountain–Mountains-to-Sea Viewpoint Loop, 10 sights
10.8 mi · ▲ 2,738 ft · 4 hr 58 min
Elevation 3,113–5,271 ft
Loop
Trailhead: Yellow Gap Road · 35.38334, -82.71496
Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 85°F / low 69° · precip 19% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Yellow Gap Road, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Pilot Rock Trail, heading NW.
- 2.3 miBear right onto Laurel Mountain Connecter, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Pilot Rock Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miPass Little Bald Mountain.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miPass Mountains-to-Sea Viewpoint.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Mount Pisgah Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Buck Spring Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Old 151 Buck Springs Entrance Drive, heading S.
- 250 ftPass Buck Spring Viewpoint.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Buck Spring Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Little Bald Mountain Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Laurel Mountain, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Slate Rock Connector, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Slate Rock Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Pilot Cove Loop, heading SW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Slate Rock Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
84% dirt10% gravel6% unspecified
Weather
Mostly clearTemperature 85°F69°
Precip19%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity81%
Rained 0.4″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°65°
Sunrise 7:06 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat
89°71°
Sun
88°65°
61%
Mon
71°63°
40%
Tue
78°57°
Wed
83°59°
Thu
86°62°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.8 mi in (~178 min). Leave by 4:37 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Yellow Gap Road Trailhead
- Yellow Gap Road 2.2 mi · ▲ 191 ft
- Pilot Connector–Pilot Cove Loop Loop, 5 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 388 ft
- Yellow Gap Road 3.3 mi · ▲ 318 ft
- Yellow Gap Road 4 mi · ▲ 357 ft
- Yellow Gap Road 6.9 mi · ▲ 868 ft
- Yellow Gap Road 10.3 mi · ▲ 659 ft
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