Name: Lower Piney Trail
Rating: 4.0

Toolbox

Plan in onX Backcountry

Driving directions
Download GPX File

Know This Trail?

Upload a photo

Dogs Off-leash

Features Fall Colors · Views · Wildflowers

Description

One of the easier trails in Montreat, the Lower Piney Trail is a nice bench cut with some good views of the valley and peaks below. The trail is technical, but the grades are gentle and the trail is solid. Make sure to check it out.

Shared By:

Brandon Thrower

Full Details

Trail Ratings

4.0 from 7 votes

#13

in Ridgecrest Trails

#11405

Overall

4.0 from 7 votes

5 Star		0%
4 Star		100%
3 Star		0%
2 Star		0%
1 Star		0%

Trail Rankings

11 Views Last Month

988 Since Feb 5, 2017

		0%
		0%
		100%
		0%
		0%
		0%

0 Comments

Weather

Current Trail Conditions

Unknown

Update Conditions See History

Add Your Check-In

Check-Ins

Mar 17, 2019

Missy Wright

Jul 9, 2018

Leah Harding

Medium difficulty, quiet, not much room to sit at top, nice rock slab on back side of trail to sit on, entered on back side (no trail sign)

Feb 18, 2018

Scott Red

Driving directions take you to a private gated drive. We went the back way.

Jan 21, 2018

Sean Quinn

Dec 21, 2017

Jason Kubat

Nov 25, 2017

Eric Thompson

Nov 11, 2017

Jennifer McCall

Nearby Recommended Routes

Mount Mitchell

11.7 mi 18.8 km • 3,651' Up 1112.72 m Up • 3,650' Down 1112.62 m Down

Black M…, NC

Buffalo Creek Park

4.1 mi 6.6 km • 593' Up 180.84 m Up • 593' Down 180.86 m Down

Lake Lure, NC

Green River Game Lands Loop #1

5.6 mi 9.0 km • 984' Up 299.9 m Up • 990' Down 301.61 m Down

Dana, NC

View up one of the coves towards the main part of Lake James

Fonta Flora Trail Loop

6.9 mi 11.0 km • 427' Up 130.07 m Up • 426' Down 129.87 m Down

Glen Al…, NC

Tablerock Mountain (to the right) from Shortoff Mountain.

Linville Gorge Wilderness Loop

21.9 mi 35.2 km • 4,723' Up 1439.6 m Up • 4,722' Down 1439.31 m Down

Glen Al…, NC

The last crossing of the North Mills River is quick and doable.

Mills River Loop

3.6 mi 5.8 km • 315' Up 96.13 m Up • 332' Down 101.06 m Down

Avery C…, NC

Your Rating:
Your Difficulty:
Your Favorites:	Add To-Do · Your List

Lower Piney Trail

“A very nice sidehill cut trail that allows for some of the easiest hiking in Montreat. ”

1.1

1.8

Point to Point

3,249' 990 m

2,952' 900 m

299' 91 m

307' 94 m

10%

29%