Mount Mitchell via Old Mitchell Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Mount Mitchell State Park near Eskota, NC. The route reaches Mount Mitchell at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It climbs 815 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,090 – 6,683 ft · steepest grade: 25%2.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Old Mitchell Trail 35.75226, -82.27354
Nearest town Eskota, NC
Directions
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Mount Mitchell via Old Mitchell Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 815 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Elevation 6,090–6,682 ft
Out & Back · Mount Mitchell State Park
Trailhead: Old Mitchell Trail · 35.75226, -82.27354
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 71°F / low 57° · precip 21% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Old Mitchell Trail, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right onto Mount Mitchell Summit Trail, heading NE.
- 350 ftReach Mount Mitchell, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Old Mitchell Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
93% dirt7% paved
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 71°F57°
Precip21%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity84%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°55°
Sunrise 7:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sat
72°57°
17%
Sun
74°55°
63%
Mon
60°52°
53%
Tue
64°46°
Wed
70°49°
Thu
72°54°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:34 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:54 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:20 PM.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Old Mitchell Trail Trailhead
- Campground Trail via Old Mitchell Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 761 ft
- Old Mitchell Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 814 ft
- Camp Alice Trail via Buncombe Horse Range Trail 9.1 mi · ▲ 1,205 ft
- Commissary Hill & Mount Mitchell Trail 9.2 mi · ▲ 3,167 ft
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