Browning Knob–Mount Lyn Lowry, 7 sights
11.9 mi · ▲ 2,961 ft · 5 hr 27 min
Browning Knob–Mount Lyn Lowry, 7 sights is an 11.9-mile out-and-back near Clark, NC. The route passes Mount Lyn Lowry, Browning Knob, Browning Knob Viewpoint and Pedestrian Overlook. It climbs 2,961 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Browning Knob–Mount Lyn Lowry, 7 sights
11.9 mi · ▲ 2,961 ft · 5 hr 27 min
Elevation 4,447–6,268 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Lyn Lowry Trail · 35.46403, -83.10961
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 73°F / low 57° · precip 19% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 7:08 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
- Start on Lyn Lowry Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftPass Mount Lyn Lowry.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Private property, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bypass, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lyn Lowry Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.8 miPass Browning Knob.
- 50 ftPass Browning Knob Viewpoint.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Browning Knob Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Waterrock Knob Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miPass Pedestrian Overlook.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading S.
- 4 miReach Browning Knob, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 4 miTurn left onto Waterrock Knob Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Browning Knob Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Lyn Lowry Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bypass, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Private property, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lyn Lowry Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 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 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:35 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from Lyn Lowry Trail Trailhead
- Waterrock Knob–Browning Knob, 8 summits 3.5 mi · ▲ 1,275 ft
- Plott Balsam–Mount Lyn Lowry, 3 summits 3.7 mi · ▲ 991 ft
- Browning Knob–Mount Lyn Lowry, 6 summits 3.9 mi · ▲ 1,436 ft
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