North Carolina trails · Anst - Cheoah Rd
Anst - Cheoah Rd
A 29.6-mile point-to-point in North Carolina, with 3,389 ft of climbing. Reaches Swim Bald and other pass/summit destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 45% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 9.9. It gives back about 7,527 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Swim Bald (summit)
- Locust Cove Gap (pass)
- Cheoah Bald (summit)
- Grassy Gap (pass)
- Brown Fork Gap (pass)
- Sweetwater Gap (pass)
- Simp Gap (pass)
- Sassafras Gap (pass)
- Walker Gap (pass)
- Black Gum Gap (pass)
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Getting there
ANST - CHEOAH RD access — parking nearby. 35.33158, -83.59213 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:39 a.m., the sun rises at 7:05 a.m. and sets at 8:03 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:29 p.m. (EDT) — 12 h 57 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 29.6-mile route takes roughly 12 h 39 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 7:44 p.m. — 18 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail — 4.5 mi
- Noland Divide Trail — 12.3 mi
- Benton Mackaye -Cheoah Rd — 13.6 mi
- Thomas Divide Trail — 13.8 mi