Wesley Creek Sunset Point & Wesley Creek Road
2.2 mi · ▲ 450 ft · 58 min
Wesley Creek Sunset Point & Wesley Creek Road is a 2.2-mile out-and-back near Fines Creek, NC. The route reaches Wesley Creek Sunset Point. It climbs 450 ft. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Wesley Creek Sunset Point & Wesley Creek Road
2.2 mi · ▲ 450 ft · 58 min
Elevation 3,496–3,983 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Wesley Creek Road · 35.72976, -82.95636
Weather Sep 5: Partly cloudy, high 81°F / low 65° · precip 10% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
- Start on Wesley Creek Road, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Wesley Creek Sunset Point.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Haywood Hurricane Spur, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Wesley Creek Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Wesley Creek Road, heading S.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:36 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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- Wesley Creek Sunset Point & Wesley Creek Road via Haywood Hurricane Road 13.4 mi · ▲ 1,881 ft
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