Buck Forest Road & Guion Parking
3.7 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Buck Forest Road & Guion Parking is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Hamilton Estates, NC. It is mostly level, with 220 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Buck Forest Road & Guion Parking
3.7 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Elevation 2,479–2,714 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Farmhouse Trail · 35.21246, -82.58779
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 87°F / low 68° · precip 16% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Guion Parking, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Buck Forest Road, heading SW.
- 1.7 miReach Guion Parking, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miBear right onto Guion Parking, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM — 8 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Guion Parking–Hickory Mountain Road, 4 sights 6.1 mi · ▲ 802 ft
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