Mount Hardy & Mt Hardy Trail via Mountains-to-Sea Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 788 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Mount Hardy & Mt Hardy Trail via Mountains-to-Sea Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Middle Prong Wilderness near Burnett Siding, NC. The route reaches Mount Hardy at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 788 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Mount Hardy & Mt Hardy Trail via Mountains-to-Sea Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 788 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elevation 5,393–6,114 ft
Out & Back · Middle Prong Wilderness
Trailhead: Mountains-to-Sea Connector · 35.30593, -82.94234
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 73°F / low 60° · precip 22% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading NE.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Mt Hardy Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miReach Mount Hardy, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading NW.
- 1.5 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 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:34 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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