Lost Cove Trail
3 mi · ▲ 816 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Lost Cove Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back near Lost Cove, NC. It climbs 816 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Lost Cove Trail
3 mi · ▲ 816 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Elevation 3,149–3,810 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Lost Cove Trail · 36.05429, -82.37790
Weather Sep 4: Light rain, high 82°F / low 66° · precip 6% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Lost Cove Trail, heading NE.
- 1.3 miReach Lost Cove Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 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 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:26 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM — 5 min before dark.
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