Worlds Edge–Worlds Edge Viewpoint, 3 cliffs
2.9 mi · ▲ 783 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Worlds Edge–Worlds Edge Viewpoint, 3 cliffs is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Chimney Rock State Park near Ottanola, NC. The route passes Chinquapin Gap and Worlds Edge Viewpoint before reaching Worlds Edge at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 783 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Worlds Edge–Worlds Edge Viewpoint, 3 cliffs
2.9 mi · ▲ 783 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Elevation 2,058–2,861 ft
Out & Back · Chimney Rock State Park
Trailhead: 35.39510, -82.24922
Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 88°F / low 73° · precip 10% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
- Start on Worlds Edge Road, heading E.
- 1.2 miPass Chinquapin Gap.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Worlds Edge Viewpoint.
- 50 ftReach Worlds Edge, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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