Little Bearwallow Mountain & Fire Tower Road via Wildcat Rock Trail
5.6 mi · ▲ 1,190 ft · 2 hr 28 min
Little Bearwallow Mountain & Fire Tower Road via Wildcat Rock Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Wildcat Rock Preserve near Gerton, NC. The route reaches Little Bearwallow Mountain at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It climbs 1,190 ft. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Little Bearwallow Mountain & Fire Tower Road via Wildcat Rock Trail
5.6 mi · ▲ 1,190 ft · 2 hr 28 min
Elevation 3,651–4,178 ft
Out & Back · Wildcat Rock Preserve
Trailhead: Bearwallow Mountain Trail · 35.46070, -82.36773
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 85°F / low 68° · precip 16% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Fire Tower Road, heading NE.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Wildcat Rock Trail, heading E.
- 1.8 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miReach Little Bearwallow Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2 miSharp right onto Fire Tower Road, heading NW.
- 0.8 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 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:28 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM — 7 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Bearwallow Mountain Trail Trailhead
- Bearwallow Mountain Trail–Fire Tower Road, 3 sights 2.1 mi · ▲ 589 ft
- Fire Tower Road & Wildcat Rock Trail 9.2 mi · ▲ 2,490 ft
- Blue Ridge Pastures–Strawberry Gap Viewpoint, 5 saddles 9.2 mi · ▲ 2,352 ft
- Bearwallow Mountain Trail & Wildcat Rock Trail 9.3 mi · ▲ 2,498 ft
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