Camp Grier Lake & Star Gap via Jarrett Creek Road
16 mi · ▲ 3,110 ft · 6 hr 53 min
Camp Grier Lake & Star Gap via Jarrett Creek Road is a 16-mile out-and-back near Graphite, NC. The route reaches Camp Grier Lake. It climbs 3,110 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,588 – 2,730 ft · steepest grade: 19%16.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Star Gap 35.65680, -82.24835
Nearest town Graphite, NC
Directions
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Camp Grier Lake & Star Gap via Jarrett Creek Road
16 mi · ▲ 3,110 ft · 6 hr 53 min
Elevation 1,588–2,729 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Star Gap · 35.65680, -82.24835
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 91°F / low 74° · precip 21% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Star Gap, heading N.
- 2.6 miContinue straight onto Jarrett Creek Road, heading SW.
- 4.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miPass Camp Grier Lake.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach Camp Grier Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 4.2 miContinue straight onto Star Gap, heading NW.
- 2.5 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
38% dirt62% unspecified
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 91°F74°
Feels like85°Precip21%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity65%
Rained 0.5″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
95°70°
Sunrise 7:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sat
93°75°
Sun
90°69°
68%
Mon
75°66°
56%
Tue
78°61°
Wed
87°64°
Thu
88°69°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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