Rich Cove Road Loop
3.4 mi · ▲ 889 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Rich Cove Road Loop is a 3.4-mile loop near Wisemans View, NC. It climbs 889 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Rich Cove Road Loop
3.4 mi · ▲ 889 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Elevation 2,481–3,376 ft
Loop
Trailhead: Mountains-to-Sea Trail · 35.88677, -81.88489
Weather Sep 5: Partly cloudy, high 83°F / low 68° · precip 19% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:53 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start on Table Rock Road, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Rich Cove Road, heading E.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Table Rock Road, heading W.
- 1.3 miThe loop closes 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 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 7:53 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:19 PM.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
More from Mountains-to-Sea Trail Trailhead
- The Chimneys & Mountains-to-Sea Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 444 ft
- Mountains-to-Sea Viewpoint–Mountains-to-Sea Trail/ Table Rock Gap, 3 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 893 ft
- Mountains-to-Sea Trail & Rich Cove Road 10 mi · ▲ 2,129 ft
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