Mount Pisgah–Buck Spring Trail, 3 sights is a 2.9-mile out-and-back near Stony Fork, NC. The route reaches Mount Pisgah at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 842 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi4,977 – 5,699 ft · steepest grade: 23%2.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Buck Spring Trail 35.41516, -82.74876
Nearest town Stony Fork, NC
Directions
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Mount Pisgah–Buck Spring Trail, 3 sights
2.9 mi · ▲ 842 ft · 1 hr 23 min
Elevation 4,976–5,699 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Buck Spring Trail · 35.41516, -82.74876
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 78°F / low 62° · precip 19% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Buck Spring Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Mount Pisgah Trail, heading N.
- 1.2 miReach Mount Pisgah, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miBear right onto Buck Spring Trail, heading S.
- 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.
Trail surface
97% dirt3% unspecified
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 78°F62°
Precip19%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity79%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°60°
Sunrise 7:06 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat
77°63°
15%
Sun
74°59°
59%
Mon
65°57°
36%
Tue
72°51°
Wed
76°52°
Thu
80°56°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 7:24 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM — 0 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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