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
- Start on Hickey's Fork Road, heading NW.
- 2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Jerry Miller Trail, heading N.
- 2.1 miSharp left onto Baxter Cliff Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach Baxter Cliff, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Jerry Miller Trail, heading NW.
- 3.8 miBear left onto Hickey's Fork Road, heading SW.
- 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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