North Carolina trails · Boulevard Trail
A 5.2-mile out-and-back in North Carolina, with 1,072 ft of climbing. Reaches Mount Le Conte and other pass/summit destinations.
Most of the climbing sits in the final third — 56% of the ascent, between mile 3.5 and mile 5.2. It gives back about 1,010 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:38 a.m., the sun rises at 7:04 a.m. and sets at 8:02 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:28 p.m. (EDT) — 12 h 58 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 10.4-mile round trip takes roughly 4 h 56 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 12:00 p.m. — 8 h 02 min before sunset.