AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Old Fontana Forest Road

2 mi · ▲ 279 ft · 48 min

Old Fontana Forest Road is a 2-mile out-and-back near Fontana Village, NC. It climbs 279 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,821 – 2,116 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Fontana Forest Road 35.43990, -83.78978
Nearest town Fontana Village, NC
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Old Fontana Forest Road

2 mi · ▲ 279 ft · 48 min

Elevation 1,821–2,116 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Old Fontana Forest Road · 35.43990, -83.78978

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:12 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start on Old Fontana Forest Road, heading SW.
  2. 1 miContinue straight onto Bee Cove Trail, heading N.
  3. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Old Fontana Forest Road, heading S.
  5. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/old-fontana-forest-road-out-back-3-km-385b

Trail surface

99% gravel1% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:12 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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