Lower Falls Viewpoint via Mountains-to-Sea Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back near Big East Fork, NC. The route reaches Lower Falls Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 986 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi4,282 – 5,023 ft · steepest grade: 21%4.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Mountains-to-Sea Connector 35.32231, -82.82818
Nearest town Big East Fork, NC
Directions
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Lower Falls Viewpoint via Mountains-to-Sea Trail
4 mi · ▲ 986 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Elevation 4,281–5,024 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Mountains-to-Sea Connector · 35.32231, -82.82818
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 65° · precip 18% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mountains-to-Sea Connector, heading NW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading W.
- 1.8 miBear left onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail Connector, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftReach Lower Falls Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading E.
- 1.8 miContinue straight onto Mountains-to-Sea Connector, heading E.
- 50 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
92% dirt1% boardwalk7% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 78°F65°
Precip18%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 7:07 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat
82°68°
Sun
77°60°
60%
Mon
65°59°
39%
Tue
71°54°
Wed
78°55°
Thu
82°58°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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