Nature Trail

Nature Trail: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this trek: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Nature Trail

Season: October to February.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

Visiting Nature Trail: tips

• Start early, check the weather and tell someone your route.

How to reach Nature Trail — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.62744, -82.27736. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Nature Trail

• Swannanoa Gap · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~1 km · Must-see
• Andrews Geyser · park · McDowell · ~5 km · Must-see
• Andrews Geyser · sanctuary · East Tennessee · ~6 km · Must-see
• North Fork Reservoir · lake · East Tennessee · ~9 km · Must-see
• Pisgah National Forest · sanctuary · Buncombe · ~11 km · Must-see
• Arrowhead Monument · sanctuary · East Tennessee · ~11 km · Must-see
• Mountains-to-Sea Trail · trek · Buncombe · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mount Mitchell · viewpoint · Yancey · ~19 km · Must-see
• Mount Craig · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~21 km · Must-see
• Bull Gap · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~23 km · Must-see
• Buck Creek Gap · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~24 km · Must-see
• Craven Gap · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mount Mitchell State Park · sanctuary · Yancey · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lake Tahoma · lake · East Tennessee · ~26 km · Must-see
• Bluerock Mountain · viewpoint · Henderson · ~26 km · Must-see
• Bluerock Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lake Lure · lake · East Tennessee · ~28 km · Must-see
• Saint Lukes Church · church · Buncombe · ~29 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Nature Trail

Other treks near Nature Trail

• Mountains-to-Sea Trail · trek · Buncombe · ~15 km · Must-see
• Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail · trek · Burke · ~83 km · Must-see
• Tanawha Trail · trek · Caldwell · ~87 km · Must-see
• Bartram Trail · trek · Macon · ~150 km · Must-see
• Foothills Trail · trek · Pickens · ~117 km
• Boulevard Trail · trek · East Tennessee · ~129 km
• Alum Cave Trail · trek · East Tennessee · ~132 km
• Lake Trail · trek · Buncombe · ~1 km
• Royal Gorge Trail · trek · McDowell · ~1 km
• Rattlesnake Trail · trek · Buncombe · ~1 km

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