Shumont Mountain–Rumbling Bald Ridgeline, 3 sights is a 1.6-mile out-and-back in Chimney Rock State Park near Shumont, NC. The route reaches Shumont Mountain at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It climbs 515 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi3,284 – 3,835 ft · steepest grade: 21%1.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 35.47221, -82.24226
Nearest town Shumont, NC
Directions
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Shumont Mountain–Rumbling Bald Ridgeline, 3 sights
1.6 mi · ▲ 515 ft · 47 min
Elevation 3,284–3,835 ft
Out & Back · Chimney Rock State Park
Trailhead: 35.47221, -82.24226
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 83°F / low 69° · precip 15% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Rumbling Bald Ridgeline, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Shumont Mountain Fire Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miReach Shumont Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Rumbling Bald Ridgeline, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
67% dirt33% unspecified
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 83°F69°
Precip15%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity64%
Rained 0.5″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°65°
Sunrise 7:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sat
86°70°
Sun
81°63°
80%
Mon
72°61°
80%
Tue
76°57°
Wed
84°58°
Thu
85°61°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:10 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Party Rock Trail & Rumbling Bald Ridgeline 7.8 mi · ▲ 2,873 ft
- Eagle Rock–Grey Rock, 5 sights 12.6 mi · ▲ 3,608 ft
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