Walker's Knob–Walkers Knob, 4 summits
7.3 mi · ▲ 1,809 ft · 3 hr 20 min
Walker's Knob–Walkers Knob, 4 summits is a 7.3-mile out-and-back near Montreat, NC. The route passes Pots Cove Gap and Walker's Knob before reaching Walkers Knob at the turnaround, 3.6 miles in. It climbs 1,809 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Walker's Knob–Walkers Knob, 4 summits
7.3 mi · ▲ 1,809 ft · 3 hr 20 min
Elevation 3,003–4,787 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Graybeard Trail · 35.65954, -82.29599
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 86°F / low 72° · precip 23% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Graybeard Trail, heading E.
- 1.4 miPass Pots Cove Gap.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Old Mitchell Toll Road, heading NE.
- 1.6 miTurn left onto Old Trestle Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Graybeard Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Walker's Knob Trail, heading NW.
- 300 ftPass Walkers Knob.
- 450 ftReach Walker's Knob, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Graybeard Trail, heading NW.
- 3.5 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 3.6 mi in (~139 min). Leave by 5:15 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Graybeard Trail Trailhead
- Pots Cove–Pots Cove Gap, 3 saddles 2.8 mi · ▲ 914 ft
- Long Gap–Graybeard Trail, 3 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 1,104 ft
- Rocky Head–Long Gap, 3 summits 4.7 mi · ▲ 1,368 ft
- Graybeard Falls–Pots Cove Gap, 3 saddles 6.4 mi · ▲ 1,496 ft
- Pots Cove–Pots Cove Gap, 3 saddles 6.4 mi · ▲ 1,519 ft
- Pots Cove Gap–Long Gap, 3 saddles 8.2 mi · ▲ 1,671 ft
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