AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Van Cliff Loop

5 mi · ▲ 1,528 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Van Cliff Loop is a 5-mile out-and-back near Bluff, NC. It climbs 1,528 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,723 – 2,510 ft · steepest grade: 27%5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lower Loop 35.86122, -82.84587
Nearest town Bluff, NC
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Van Cliff Loop

5 mi · ▲ 1,528 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Elevation 1,722–2,508 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Lower Loop · 35.86122, -82.84587

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 91°F / low 69° · precip 6% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start on Van Cliff Loop, heading SW.
  2. 2.5 miReach Van Cliff Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 2.5 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/van-cliff-loop-out-back

Weather

OvercastTemperature 91°F69°
Feels like84°Precip6%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity76%
Hourly temperature
95°65°
Sunrise 7:06 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat 94°73° 24%
Sun 85°70° 31%
Mon 80°65°
Tue 86°61°
Wed 86°62°
Thu 89°66° 22%

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead

Hikes near Bluff, North Carolina