Bearwallow Mountain Trail Out and Back

Bearwallow Mountain Trail Out and Back (see parking notes)
Meeting Point: Next to the trailhead sign.
Date: Sunday, June 22, 2025
Time: 9:00 AM
General Location: Gerton
Parking URL: https://maps.app.goo.gl/jwmm6mpPxiz8LaGr9
Parking Address: 4854 Bearwallow Mountain Rd, Hendersonville, NC 28792
Parking Notes: Roadside parking on Bearwallow Mountain Road. Coming from Asheville you'd typically take Hwy 74A to Gerton and Bearwallow Mountain Road (1 mile past the Strawberry Gap trailhead), but that road is closed since Helene. This means you'll have to go through Hooper's Creek and up the other side, so make sure your GPS is taking you that way and allow a little extra time. If you're coming from Arden or South Asheville, you'll go the way you'd normally go, since you wouldn't go through Gerton anyway.
Miles from Downtown Asheville: 22
Total Length: 2 or 5.5 or 7 miles, depending on options
Trail Type: Out and Back
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Elevation Gain: 574 or 1243 or 1794, depending on options
AllTrails URL: https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/north-carolina/bearwallow-mountain-trail--2
Restrooms: None
Cell Service Availability: Yes
Dogs Allowed: Yes
Comments
Bearwallow Mountain Trail is 3/4 mile when it comes out of the woods. One full mile is at the top next to the cell towers. The best views are at the boulders up and to the left of when you come out of the woods. Once at the top, we'll take a look at Wildcat Rock Trail and see if the top part is open. If so, those interested can hike on to Little Bearwallow, for a round trip of around 5.5 miles. If Wildcat Rock Trail is not accessible, we'll hike back to the parking lot, across the road, and down Trombatore. All the way to Blue Ridge Pastures and back is an additional 5 miles on top of the 2 miles up and down Bearwallow. Bottom line, we'll see how things look and play it by ear.
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This Worship in the Wild event involves hiking, which may be physically taxing and involve some risks to participants and their property. Neither the event host nor Worship in the Wild can assure participants' safety or eliminate all risks. Participants are responsible for their own safety, and they affirm that they have the necessary skills, physical conditioning, and equipment to safely participate in the event. Participants assume full responsibility for any injuries, damages, or losses.