Mount Pisgah–Little Bald Mountain, 7 sights is a 14-mile out-and-back near Wolf Ford, NC. The route passes Little Bald Mountain and Buck Spring Viewpoint before reaching Mount Pisgah at the turnaround, 7 miles in. It climbs 3,342 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi3,173 – 5,699 ft · steepest grade: 24%14.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Wolf Ford Road 35.36683, -82.73911
Nearest town Wolf Ford, NC
Directions
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Mount Pisgah–Little Bald Mountain, 7 sights
14 mi · ▲ 3,342 ft · 6 hr 20 min
Elevation 3,172–5,699 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Wolf Ford Road · 35.36683, -82.73911
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 85°F / low 67° · precip 20% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Wolf Ford Road, heading NW.
- 1.3 miSharp right onto Yellow Gap Road, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Pilot Rock Trail, heading NW.
- 2.3 miBear right onto Laurel Mountain Connecter, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Pilot Rock Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miPass Little Bald Mountain.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Buck Spring Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Buck Spring Viewpoint.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Old 151 Buck Springs Entrance Drive, heading NW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto 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 SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Old 151 Buck Springs Entrance Drive, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Buck Spring Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Pilot Rock Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Laurel Mountain Connecter, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left onto Pilot Rock Trail, heading E.
- 2.3 miBear right onto Yellow Gap Road, heading SE.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Wolf Ford Road, heading SW.
- 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
70% dirt29% gravel1% unspecified
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 85°F67°
Precip20%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity84%
Rained 0.3″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°65°
Sunrise 7:06 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat
88°70°
Sun
85°65°
61%
Mon
70°62°
41%
Tue
76°58°
Wed
83°59°
Thu
87°63°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.9 mi in (~213 min). Leave by 4:02 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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