Camp Rock Road–Hickory Branch Trail, 5 sights
13.3 mi · ▲ 3,732 ft · 6 hr 18 min
Camp Rock Road–Hickory Branch Trail, 5 sights is a 13.3-mile out-and-back near Dendron, NC. It climbs 3,732 ft, with sections as steep as 38% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,850 – 3,790 ft · steepest grade: 38%13.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Curtis Creek Road 35.68864, -82.19836
Nearest town Dendron, NC
Directions
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Camp Rock Road–Hickory Branch Trail, 5 sights
13.3 mi · ▲ 3,732 ft · 6 hr 18 min
Elevation 1,852–3,791 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Curtis Creek Road · 35.68864, -82.19836
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, 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 Snook's Nose, heading NE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Curtis Creek Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Lead Mine Gap Trail, heading SE.
- 3.9 miBear left onto Curtis Creek Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Mackey Mountain Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Curtis Creek Road, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Camp Rock Road, heading SW.
- 1.5 miReach Snook's Nose, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Curtis Creek Road, heading SE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Mackey Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Curtis Creek Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Lead Mine Gap Trail, heading S.
- 3.9 miTurn left onto Curtis Creek Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Snook's Nose, heading NW.
- 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
98% dirt2% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 91°F74°
Feels like85°Precip21%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity63%
Rained 0.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
95°70°
Sunrise 7:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sat
94°75°
16%
Sun
90°68°
67%
Mon
75°65°
64%
Tue
81°61°
Wed
87°63°
Thu
91°68°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Curtis Creek Road Trailhead
- Snook's Nose 2.4 mi · ▲ 166 ft
- Snook's Nose 2.7 mi · ▲ 170 ft
- Laurel Log Branch Trail–Newberry Creek Road, 3 sights 13.1 mi · ▲ 4,798 ft
- Mackey Mountain–Former Mackey Mountain Trail (Closed), 6 sights 14.8 mi · ▲ 4,670 ft
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