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The Lagoon–Bass Pond, 3 lakes

11.9 mi · ▲ 1,250 ft · 4 hr 36 min

The Lagoon–Bass Pond, 3 lakes is an 11.9-mile out-and-back near Rosebank Park, NC. The route passes The Lagoon before reaching Bass Pond at the turnaround, 6 miles in. It climbs 1,250 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,992 – 2,343 ft12.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Biltmore Estate Path 35.53721, -82.55396
Nearest town Rosebank Park, NC
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The Lagoon–Bass Pond, 3 lakes

11.9 mi · ▲ 1,250 ft · 4 hr 36 min

Elevation 1,991–2,341 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Biltmore Estate Path · 35.53721, -82.55396

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Biltmore Estate Path, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miPass The Lagoon.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  10. 2.6 miBear right, heading S.
  11. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  12. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  14. 0.3 miPass Bass Pond.
  15. 250 ftReach The Lagoon, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  19. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  20. 2.6 miBear left, heading NE.
  21. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  22. 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  23. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  24. 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/the-lagoon-bass-pond-out-back-4-lakes-19-km

Trail surface

83% dirt17% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 7:06 AMSunset 7:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.3 mi in (~117 min). Leave by 5:38 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Rosebank Park, North Carolina