Camp Grier Lake–Copper Ridge Trail, 3 sights
3.2 mi · ▲ 654 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Camp Grier Lake–Copper Ridge Trail, 3 sights is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Fonta Flora State Trail near Dendron, NC. The route reaches Camp Grier Lake at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 654 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Camp Grier Lake–Copper Ridge Trail, 3 sights
3.2 mi · ▲ 654 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Elevation 1,588–1,880 ft
Out & Back · Fonta Flora State Trail
Trailhead: Copper Ridge Trail · 35.63628, -82.21300
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 92°F / low 71° · precip 16% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Copper Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Lower Heartbreak Ridge, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach Camp Grier Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Copper Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 300 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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