Mountains-to-Sea Viewpoint–Buck Spring Viewpoint Loop, 4 sights is a 2.8-mile loop near Stony Fork, NC. The route passes Buck Spring Viewpoint and Mountains-to-Sea Viewpoint. It climbs 436 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi4,846 – 5,115 ft · steepest grade: 24%2.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Mount Pisgah Trail 35.41872, -82.74793
Nearest town Stony Fork, NC
Directions
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Mountains-to-Sea Viewpoint–Buck Spring Viewpoint Loop, 4 sights
2.8 mi · ▲ 436 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Elevation 4,844–5,114 ft
Loop
Trailhead: Mount Pisgah Trail · 35.41872, -82.74793
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 at the trailhead, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right onto Buck Spring Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miPass Buck Spring Viewpoint.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miPass Mountains-to-Sea Viewpoint.
- 0.3 miReach Mountains-to-Sea Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Mount Pisgah Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
91% dirt9% 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:35 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:56 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:22 PM.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Mount Pisgah Trail Trailhead
- Little Bald Mountain–Buck Spring Viewpoint, 3 summits 1.6 mi · ▲ 431 ft
- Buck Spring Viewpoint–Hendersonville Reservoir, 6 sights 15 mi · ▲ 3,108 ft
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