Big Rocky Road–Hickey Fork Trail, 5 sights
12.4 mi · ▲ 3,179 ft · 5 hr 43 min
Big Rocky Road–Hickey Fork Trail, 5 sights is a 12.4-mile out-and-back near Allenstand, NC. It climbs 3,179 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Big Rocky Road–Hickey Fork Trail, 5 sights
12.4 mi · ▲ 3,179 ft · 5 hr 43 min
Elevation 2,197–4,051 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 35.98280, -82.72083
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 88°F / low 68° · precip 12% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
- Start on Pounding Mill Trail, heading SW.
- 2.8 miContinue straight onto Hickey Fork Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto White Oak Flats Trail, heading E.
- 2.1 miContinue straight onto Big Rocky Road, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Hickey's Fork Road, heading SW.
- 1.3 miSharp right onto Hickey Fork Trail, heading N.
- 2.2 miTurn left onto Pounding Mill Trail, heading SW.
- 2.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~65 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Camp Creek Bald–Hickey Fork Sunset Point, 4 sights 10.6 mi · ▲ 2,668 ft
- Hickey Fork Sunset Point–Hickey Fork Trail, 4 sights 14.5 mi · ▲ 3,160 ft
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