AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Plantation Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 49 min

Plantation Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near Jeter Mountain Terrace, NC. It is mostly level, with 114 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,897 – 2,973 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Plantation Trail 35.21199, -82.56917
Nearest town Jeter Mountain Terrace, NC
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Plantation Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 49 min

Elevation 2,898–2,974 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Plantation Trail · 35.21199, -82.56917

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 85°F / low 68° · precip 16% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

  1. Start on Plantation Trail, heading S.
  2. 1.1 miReach Plantation Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.1 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/plantation-trail-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 85°F68°
Precip16%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 0.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°65° 1 PM: 1% rain2 PM: 6% rain3 PM: 15% rain4 PM: 15% rain5 PM: 16% rain6 PM: 9% rain7 PM: 2% rain8 PM: 2% rain9 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 7:06 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat 89°70° 15%
Sun 85°65° 59%
Mon 72°63° 44%
Tue 75°58°
Wed 83°59°
Thu 89°63°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:30 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM — 6 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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