Big Hungry Road
2 mi · ▲ 388 ft · 52 min
Big Hungry Road is a 2-mile out-and-back in Green River Game Land near Mount Valley, NC. It climbs 388 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Big Hungry Road
2 mi · ▲ 388 ft · 52 min
Elevation 2,001–2,391 ft
Out & Back · Green River Game Land
Trailhead: Big Hungry Road · 35.29108, -82.31780
Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 92°F / low 72° · precip 10% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Big Hungry Road, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Scarlet's Mountain Road, heading NE.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Big Hungry Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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