Waterrock Knob–Browning Knob, 8 summits
3.5 mi · ▲ 1,275 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Waterrock Knob–Browning Knob, 8 summits is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Clark, NC. The route passes Mount Lyn Lowry, Browning Knob, Browning Knob Viewpoint and Waterrock Knob before reaching Waterrock Knob Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 1,275 ft, with sections as steep as 36% grade. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Waterrock Knob–Browning Knob, 8 summits
3.5 mi · ▲ 1,275 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elevation 5,869–6,286 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 35.46327, -83.11053
Weather Sep 5: Fog, high 73°F / low 57° · precip 19% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 7:08 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Lyn Lowry Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Mount Lyn Lowry.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Private property, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bypass, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lyn Lowry Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Browning Knob.
- 50 ftPass Browning Knob Viewpoint.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Browning Knob Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Waterrock Knob Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Waterrock Knob Viewpoint.
- 50 ftReach Waterrock Knob, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Browning Knob Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Lyn Lowry Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bypass, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Private property, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lyn Lowry Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM — 7 min before dark.
More from this trailhead
- Plott Balsam–Mount Lyn Lowry, 3 summits 3.7 mi · ▲ 991 ft
- Browning Knob–Mount Lyn Lowry, 6 summits 3.9 mi · ▲ 1,436 ft
- Browning Knob–Mount Lyn Lowry, 7 sights 11.9 mi · ▲ 2,961 ft
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