The trailhead for the hiking trail ( Art Loeb Trail) is located at the Daniel Boone Scout Camp. Chances are good that you will see few people on the entire hike. The hike includes a 3,000 foot altitude gain to the 6,030-foot peak. The quickest way to reach the summit of Cold Mountain is via a 10.6-mile strenuous roundtrip hike in a wilderness area of the Pisgah National Forest. Hiking to the Cold Mountain Summit See photos of the summit hike to Cold Mountain. Even when the Parkway is closed, the Cold Mountain overlook is accessible from U.S. During these months, you can call 82 (Asheville local call) for weather and road closure information. Note: This section of the Blue Ridge Parkway is closed for much of the winter depending on the weather, usually November through March. The hike is a bit strenuous, but the view will be a nice reward.Īnother extensive view via an easier hike (1.5 miles roundtrip) is from Fryingpan Mountain Lookout Tower. A 3-mile roundtrip hike takes you to the top for a grand view of Cold Mountain. Then walk north on the Parkway a short distance (see top photo).Ī more extensive view of Cold Mountain is enjoyed from the top of Mount Pisgah (5,700 feet), located at Milepost 407 on the Blue Ridge Parkway, 26 miles southwest of Asheville ( read about the Mt. For the best view, go to the Wagon Gap Road Parking area at Milepost 412.2. The views from the overlook are spotty with overgrown trees blocking most of the view. You can view the south side of Cold Mountain from an overlook near the U.S. Seeing and Hike to Cold Mountain The easiest way to see Cold Mountain is from the Blue Ridge Parkway at Milepost 412, about 30 miles from downtown Asheville. However, you can enjoy beautiful views of the mountain from your car via the Blue Ridge Parkway or a shorter hike to the top of Mount Pisgah (see below). Since Cold Mountain is in a national forest, it is still in its natural state (much as it was during the Civil War) and requires a strenuous 10-mile roundtrip hike to reach its summit. The mountain itself (elevation 6,030 feet) is part of the Shining Rock Wilderness area in Pisgah National Forest. There is not an actual town of Cold Mountain.
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The movie was filmed in Romania however, the mountain scenery is very similar to the real Cold Mountain area. Cold Mountain, North Carolina, located 35 miles from Asheville, has received notoriety from the best-selling Charles Frazier novel Cold Mountain and the acclaimed 2003 motion picture.
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