Sunset Trail

Sunset 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 Sunset 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.

How to reach Sunset Trail — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.62209, -82.54078. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sunset Trail

• Beaucatcher Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~2 km · Must-see
• Saint Lukes Church · church · Buncombe · ~3 km · Must-see
• Beaver Lake · lake · East Tennessee · ~3 km · Must-see
• Botanical Gardens at Asheville · sanctuary · Buncombe · ~3 km · Must-see
• Thomas Wolfe House · fort · Buncombe · ~4 km · Must-see
• Basilica of Saint Lawrence · church · Buncombe · ~4 km · Must-see
• Craven Gap · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~7 km · Must-see
• Bull Gap · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~10 km · Must-see
• Biltmore Estate · attraction · Buncombe · ~10 km · Must-see
• Lake Ashnoca · lake · East Tennessee · ~13 km · Must-see
• North Carolina Arboretum · park · Buncombe · ~19 km · Must-see
• North Carolina Arboretum · park · East Tennessee · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lake Julian · lake · East Tennessee · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mountains-to-Sea Trail · trek · Buncombe · ~23 km · Must-see
• North Fork Reservoir · lake · East Tennessee · ~24 km · Must-see
• Pisgah National Forest · sanctuary · Buncombe · ~24 km · Must-see
• Big Butt Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~29 km · Must-see
• Swannanoa Gap · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~31 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sunset Trail

Other treks near Sunset Trail

• Mountains-to-Sea Trail · trek · Buncombe · ~23 km · Must-see
• Tanawha Trail · trek · Caldwell · ~109 km · Must-see
• Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail · trek · Burke · ~112 km · Must-see
• Bartram Trail · trek · Macon · ~124 km · Must-see
• Boulevard Trail · trek · East Tennessee · ~99 km
• Foothills Trail · trek · Pickens · ~100 km
• Alum Cave Trail · trek · East Tennessee · ~102 km
• Craven Gap · trek · Buncombe · ~7 km
• Folk Art Center · trek · Buncombe · ~8 km
• French Broad River Greenway West · trek · Buncombe · ~8 km

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