Old Fontana Forest Road
2.2 mi · ▲ 441 ft · 57 min
Old Fontana Forest Road is a 2.2-mile out-and-back near Fontana Village, NC. It climbs 441 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Old Fontana Forest Road
2.2 mi · ▲ 441 ft · 57 min
Elevation 1,730–2,118 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Appalachian Trail · 35.44167, -83.79588
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Old Fontana Forest Road, heading W.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Bee Cove Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Old Fontana Forest Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Bee Cove Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Old Fontana Forest Road, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Appalachian Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive 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 1.0 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
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