Baxter Cliff & Hickey's Fork Road via Jerry Miller Trail

12.1 mi · ▲ 2,256 ft · 5 hr 10 min

Baxter Cliff & Hickey's Fork Road via Jerry Miller Trail is a 12.1-mile out-and-back near Cutshalltown, NC. The route reaches Baxter Cliff at the turnaround, 6.1 miles in. It climbs 2,256 ft. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,100 – 4,265 ft12.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hickey's Fork Road 35.98651, -82.69873
Nearest town Cutshalltown, NC

Directions

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Baxter Cliff & Hickey's Fork Road via Jerry Miller Trail

12.1 mi · ▲ 2,256 ft · 5 hr 10 min

Elevation 2,100–4,264 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Hickey's Fork Road · 35.98651, -82.69873

Weather Sep 5: Fog, high 91°F / low 70° · precip 12% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

  1. Start on Hickey's Fork Road, heading NW.
  2. 2 miBear right, heading NE.
  3. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Jerry Miller Trail, heading N.
  4. 2.1 miSharp left onto Baxter Cliff Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miReach Baxter Cliff, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.3 miSharp right onto Jerry Miller Trail, heading NW.
  7. 3.8 miBear left onto Hickey's Fork Road, heading SW.
  8. 2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

39% dirt33% gravel28% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 91°F70°
Precip12%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity71%
Hourly temperature
95°70°
Sunrise 7:06 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat 90°72° 29%
Sun 85°69° 30%
Mon 79°66° 17%
Tue 85°60°
Wed 84°62°
Thu 87°66° 22%

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