Walker Knob Overlook (MP 359.8)–Mountains-to-Sea Trail, 3 sights
11.2 mi · ▲ 800 ft · 4 hr 8 min
Walker Knob Overlook (MP 359.8)–Mountains-to-Sea Trail, 3 sights is an 11.2-mile out-and-back in Big Tom Wilson Preserve near Eskota, NC. The route reaches Walker Knob Overlook (MP 359.8) at the turnaround, 5.6 miles in. It climbs 800 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Walker Knob Overlook (MP 359.8)–Mountains-to-Sea Trail, 3 sights
11.2 mi · ▲ 800 ft · 4 hr 8 min
Elevation 5,309–6,091 ft
Out & Back · Big Tom Wilson Preserve
Trailhead: Wilson Boundary Road · 35.74472, -82.27799
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:53 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Wilson Boundary Road, heading SW.
- 5.7 miBear right onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Walker Knob Overlook (MP 359.8), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Wilson Boundary Road, heading W.
- 5.5 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:33 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:53 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:19 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Wilson Boundary Road Trailhead
- Wilson Boundary Road 3.6 mi · ▲ 352 ft
- Ogle Rock via Wilson Boundary Road 12.7 mi · ▲ 661 ft
- Ogle Gap via Wilson Boundary Road 15.4 mi · ▲ 1,505 ft
- Wilson Boundary Road 15.5 mi · ▲ 1,221 ft
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