Local favourite trek · Watauga, North Carolina
Summit Trail
Summit Trail is a trek in Watauga, North Carolina.
Summit 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 Summit 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 Summit Trail — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 36.32890, -81.68277. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Summit Trail
- Elk Knob · viewpoint · Watauga · ~1 km · Must-see
- Snake Mountain (North Carolina) · viewpoint · Watauga · ~3 km · Must-see
- Elk Knob State Park · sanctuary · Watauga · ~5 km · Must-see
- Rich Mountain · viewpoint · Watauga · ~13 km · Must-see
- Howard Knob · viewpoint · Watauga · ~14 km · Must-see
- Daniel Boone Native Gardens · sanctuary · Watauga · ~17 km · Must-see
- Hickory Ridge Living History Museum · museum · Watauga · ~17 km · Must-see
- Three Top Mountain · viewpoint · Ashe · ~17 km · Must-see
- Mulatto Mountain · viewpoint · Ashe · ~20 km · Must-see
- Worth's Chapel · church · Grayson · ~20 km · Must-see
- Tweetsie Railroad · park · Watauga · ~22 km · Must-see
- Crossing Knob · viewpoint · Watauga · ~22 km · Must-see
- Moses H Cone Memorial Park · sanctuary · Watauga · ~24 km · Must-see
- Fire Scale Mountain · viewpoint · Watauga · ~25 km · Must-see
- Bass Lake · lake · Watauga · ~26 km · Must-see
- Tomkins Knob · viewpoint · Ashe · ~26 km · Must-see
- Julian Price Memorial Park · sanctuary · Watauga · ~27 km · Must-see
- Mount Jefferson State Natural Area · viewpoint · Ashe · ~27 km · Must-see
Other treks near Summit Trail
- Tanawha Trail · trek · Caldwell · ~32 km · Must-see
- Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail · trek · Burke · ~84 km · Must-see
- Mountains-to-Sea Trail · trek · Buncombe · ~115 km · Must-see
- Sauratown Trail · trek · Stokes · ~142 km
- Maple Run Trail · trek · Watauga · ~1 km
- Beech Tree Trail · trek · Watauga · ~1 km
- Backcountry Trail · trek · Watauga · ~1 km
- Three Top Trail · trek · Ashe · ~17 km
- Sunset Overlook Spur Trail · trek · Ashe · ~26 km
- Mountain Ridge Trail · trek · Ashe · ~26 km
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Frequently asked
Is the trail open?
No visitor has reported the trail status for Summit Trail yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Summit Trail?
October to February. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Summit Trail?
Nearby: Elk Knob (viewpoint, 1 km), Snake Mountain (North Carolina) (viewpoint, 3 km), Elk Knob State Park (sanctuary, 5 km), Rich Mountain (viewpoint, 13 km), Howard Knob (viewpoint, 14 km), Daniel Boone Native Gardens (sanctuary, 17 km).