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Tanbark Ridge Overlook (MP 376.7) & Rattlesnake Lodge Trail via Mountains-to-Sea Trail

7.3 mi · ▲ 1,481 ft · 3 hr 10 min

Tanbark Ridge Overlook (MP 376.7) & Rattlesnake Lodge Trail via Mountains-to-Sea Trail is a 7.3-mile out-and-back near Rattlesnake Lodge, NC. The route reaches Tanbark Ridge Overlook (MP 376.7) at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It climbs 1,481 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi3,173 – 3,711 ft · steepest grade: 19%7.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rattlesnake Lodge Trail 35.66557, -82.46187
Nearest town Rattlesnake Lodge, NC
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Tanbark Ridge Overlook (MP 376.7) & Rattlesnake Lodge Trail via Mountains-to-Sea Trail

7.3 mi · ▲ 1,481 ft · 3 hr 10 min

Elevation 3,172–3,711 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Rattlesnake Lodge Trail · 35.66557, -82.46187

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Rattlesnake Lodge Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miSharp left onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading SW.
  3. 3.2 miTurn left onto Mountains to Sea Connector Trail, heading SE.
  4. 500 ftReach Tanbark Ridge Overlook (MP 376.7), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 450 ftTurn right onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading SW.
  6. 3.2 miSharp right onto Rattlesnake Lodge Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/tanbark-ridge-overlook-mp-376-7-rattlesnake-lodge-trail-out-back-12-km

Trail surface

37% dirt63% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 7:18 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM — 3 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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