View Devils Courthouse (MP 422.4)–Devils Courthouse Trail, 3 sights
13 mi · ▲ 1,856 ft · 5 hr 16 min
View Devils Courthouse (MP 422.4)–Devils Courthouse Trail, 3 sights is a 13-mile out-and-back in Middle Prong Wilderness near Burnett Siding, NC. The route reaches View Devils Courthouse (MP 422.4) at the turnaround, 6.5 miles in. It climbs 1,856 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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View Devils Courthouse (MP 422.4)–Devils Courthouse Trail, 3 sights
13 mi · ▲ 1,856 ft · 5 hr 16 min
Elevation 5,103–5,792 ft
Out & Back · Middle Prong Wilderness
Trailhead: Mountains-to-Sea Connector · 35.30593, -82.94234
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 73°F / low 60° · precip 22% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading NE.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Mt Hardy Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading E.
- 4.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Devils Courthouse Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach View Devils Courthouse (MP 422.4), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading SE.
- 4.6 miSharp right onto Mt Hardy Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading NE.
- 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:34 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from Mountains-to-Sea Connector Trailhead
- Mountains-to-Sea Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 194 ft
- Mount Hardy & Mt Hardy Trail via Mountains-to-Sea Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 788 ft
- Rough Butt Bald Overlook (MP 425.4)–Buckeye Gap Trail Loop, 3 sights 8 mi · ▲ 1,548 ft
- Green Mountain Trail 12.9 mi · ▲ 4,303 ft
- Buckeye Gap Trail via Lickstone Ridge Road 14.4 mi · ▲ 2,702 ft
- Little Sam Trail & Mt Hardy Trail via Mountains-to-Sea Trail 15.2 mi · ▲ 2,018 ft
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