Drive Guide - Whiteside Mtn FROM Yellow Mtn Gap
- Duration: 0:20, 6 miles
- Google Maps URL: http://goo.gl/maps/TBNCn
- Seasonal/Limited Access:
- Directions:
- Head out (east) on dirt Ponderock Dr
- R onto paved Ponderock Dr / Ponderosa / Jodytown Dr and go 1.4
- R on Yellow Mtn Rd and go 400’
- R on NC-1144 / Norton Rd and go 2.0
- R on US-64 W and go 1.4
- L on Whiteside Mtn Rd and go 1.0
- Bear L on Deville Dr and go 0.1
- Parking lot - $2 parking fee
- Food: None
Drive Guide - Whiteside Mtn FROM Cole Gap
- Duration: 0:15, 6 miles
- Google Maps URL: http://goo.gl/maps/azU1v
- Seasonal/Limited Access:
- Directions:
- S/W on Buck Creek Rd (as you exit the trail, turn L on the road) and go 2.2
- L on US-64 E and go 2.8
- R on Whiteside Mtn Rd and go 1.0
- Bear L on Deville Dr and go 0.1
- Parking lot - $2 parking fee
- Food: None
Drive Guide - back to Highlands NC (where you briefly get 3G cell)
- Bear R ond Whiteside Mtn Rd out of the lot and go 1
- L on US-64 W and go 5.5
Trail Guide
- Duration:
- Up via flat route: 1.2 miles, 500’ climb, 0:50 hurrying, but tired.
- Down via flat route: 0:30 running
- Navigation
- Head up the stairs near the sign-board
- At the top of the stairs, turn L
- After about 200’, there are some stairs on the R. You can take the stairs for the steep route, or continue on the road for the shallow, longer climb. I took the road both ways.
- Trailhead altitude: ???
- Summit altitude: ???
- GPS tracks/waypoints:
- Trailhead: 35.08044,-83.14419
- Summit: 35.0813,-83.138
Summit Guide
- Hang antenna from tree: Yes
- Space to guy mast: Yes
- Cell coverage: VZN fail; AT&T fail; APRS sent but unreliable ACK
- Unique features: Nice views.
See Also
- http://www.hikewnc.info/besthikes/nantahala-ranger-district/whiteside-mountain
- http://www.hikewnc.info/trails/nantahala-ranger-district/whiteside-mountain