View Cherry Cove (MP 415.7) via Mountains-to-Sea Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Shining Rock Wilderness near Big East Fork, NC. The route reaches View Cherry Cove (MP 415.7) at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 621 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi4,344 – 4,682 ft · steepest grade: 19%2.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Mountains-to-Sea Connector 35.32231, -82.82818
Nearest town Big East Fork, NC
Directions
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View Cherry Cove (MP 415.7) via Mountains-to-Sea Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 621 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Elevation 4,344–4,681 ft
Out & Back · Shining Rock Wilderness
Trailhead: Mountains-to-Sea Connector · 35.32231, -82.82818
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 65° · precip 18% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mountains-to-Sea Connector, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miReach View Cherry Cove (MP 415.7), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Mountains-to-Sea Connector, heading SE.
- 250 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
86% dirt14% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 78°F65°
Precip18%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 7:07 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat
82°68°
Sun
77°60°
60%
Mon
65°59°
39%
Tue
71°54°
Wed
78°55°
Thu
82°58°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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