Saluda Mountains Passage of the Palmetto Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 451 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Saluda Mountains Passage of the Palmetto Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near Tuxedo, NC. It climbs 451 ft. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Saluda Mountains Passage of the Palmetto Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 451 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 2,486–2,767 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 35.20595, -82.40535
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 91°F / low 70° · precip 14% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:53 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Saluda Mountains Passage of the Palmetto Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.5 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 (~4 min). Leave by 7:29 PM for the 7:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Heatherly Heights Road & Saluda Mountains Passage of the Palmetto Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 505 ft
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