Tanawha Viewpoint via Tanawha Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Grandfather, NC. The route reaches Tanawha Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 1,002 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi4,177 – 4,682 ft · steepest grade: 19%5.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 36.08896, -81.82232
Nearest town Grandfather, NC
Directions
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Tanawha Viewpoint via Tanawha Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 1,002 ft · 2 hr
Elevation 4,176–4,681 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 36.08896, -81.82232
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 64° · precip 14% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Tanawha Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Tanawha Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
73% dirt7% paved2% gravel2% boardwalk16% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 80°F64°
Precip14%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity92%
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 7:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:53 PM
Sat
80°67°
15%
Sun
79°60°
69%
Mon
67°55°
49%
Tue
71°52°
Wed
77°55°
Thu
79°60°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Beacon Heights Viewpoint–Mountains-to-Sea Viewpoint, 3 viewpoints 1.9 mi · ▲ 322 ft
- Beacon Heights & Tanawha Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 322 ft
- BRP Trace via Tanawha Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 961 ft
- Tanawha Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 1,203 ft
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