Rhododendron Garden Trail via Roan Bluffs Trail also known as Cloudland
2 mi · ▲ 190 ft · 46 min
Rhododendron Garden Trail via Roan Bluffs Trail also known as Cloudland is a 2-mile out-and-back near Cooktown, NC. It is mostly level, with 190 ft of elevation gain. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Rhododendron Garden Trail via Roan Bluffs Trail also known as Cloudland
2 mi · ▲ 190 ft · 46 min
Elevation 6,075–6,210 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 36.09870, -82.13779
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 72°F / low 59° · precip 8% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Roan Bluffs Trail also known as Cloudland, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Gardens Road, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Rhododendron Garden Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miReach Rhododendron Garden Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Gardens Road, heading SW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Roan Bluffs Trail also known as Cloudland, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:33 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:54 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:20 PM.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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