North Carolina trails · East Ridge Trail
A 2.2-mile out-and-back in North Carolina, with 420 ft of climbing. Reaches Lookout Mountain and other pass/summit/viewpoint destinations.
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 716 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
East Ridge Trail access. 35.66111, -82.28538 · directions
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:34 a.m., the sun rises at 7:00 a.m. and sets at 7:58 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:24 p.m. (EDT) — 12 h 58 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 4.4-mile round trip takes roughly 2 h 03 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:03 a.m. — 10 h 54 min before sunset.