Singecat Ridge Overlook (MP 345.3) & Mountains-to-Sea Trail is a 12.8-mile out-and-back near Busick, NC. The route reaches Singecat Ridge Overlook (MP 345.3) at the turnaround, 6.4 miles in. It climbs 1,512 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi3,002 – 3,796 ft · steepest grade: 17%12.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Mount Mitchell Trailhead 35.75104, -82.22006
Nearest town Busick, NC
Directions
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Singecat Ridge Overlook (MP 345.3) & Mountains-to-Sea Trail
12.8 mi · ▲ 1,512 ft · 5 hr 1 min
Elevation 3,002–3,795 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Mount Mitchell Trailhead · 35.75104, -82.22006
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:52 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Upper River Loop, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading NE.
- 6.1 miReach Singecat Ridge Overlook (MP 345.3), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 6.1 miBear right onto Upper River Loop, heading SW.
- 0.2 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
96% dirt4% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:52 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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