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Walnut Mountain–Walnut Mountain Trail, 3 summits

13.2 mi · ▲ 3,928 ft · 6 hr 22 min

Walnut Mountain–Walnut Mountain Trail, 3 summits is a 13.2-mile out-and-back near Bluff, NC. The route passes Garenflo Gap before reaching Walnut Mountain at the turnaround, 6.6 miles in. It climbs 3,928 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 92/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,349 – 4,685 ft · steepest grade: 19%13.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Gorenflo Gap Road 35.85025, -82.87356
Nearest town Bluff, NC
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Walnut Mountain–Walnut Mountain Trail, 3 summits

13.2 mi · ▲ 3,928 ft · 6 hr 22 min

Elevation 2,351–4,686 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Gorenflo Gap Road · 35.85025, -82.87356

Weather Sep 5: Mostly clear, high 88°F / low 71° · precip 23% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

  1. Start on Gorenflo Gap Road, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miPass Garenflo Gap.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading NW.
  4. 6.4 miContinue straight onto Walnut Mountain Trail, heading NW.
  5. 250 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  6. 200 ftReach Walnut Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 450 ftContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading N.
  8. 6.4 miContinue straight onto Gorenflo Gap Road, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftArrive 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/walnut-mountain-bluff-mountain-road-out-back-4-sights-20-km

Trail surface

4% gravel96% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 88°F71°
Precip23%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity77%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°70° 4 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 1% rain1 PM: 1% rain2 PM: 4% rain3 PM: 9% rain4 PM: 12% rain5 PM: 19% rain6 PM: 23% rain7 PM: 15% rain8 PM: 21% rain9 PM: 17% rain10 PM: 19% rain11 PM: 16% rain
Sunrise 7:07 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sun 83°67° 35%
Mon 79°62°
Tue 83°59°
Wed 83°58°
Thu 87°63° 23%
Fri 77°64° 36%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.0 mi in (~162 min). Leave by 4:53 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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