Copper Ridge Trail–Lower Heartbreak Ridge, 3 sights
12.1 mi · ▲ 2,621 ft · 5 hr 21 min
Copper Ridge Trail–Lower Heartbreak Ridge, 3 sights is a 12.1-mile out-and-back in Fonta Flora State Trail near Graphite, NC. It climbs 2,621 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,654 – 2,730 ft · steepest grade: 25%12.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Star Gap 35.65680, -82.24835
Nearest town Graphite, NC
Directions
AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com
Copper Ridge Trail–Lower Heartbreak Ridge, 3 sights
12.1 mi · ▲ 2,621 ft · 5 hr 21 min
Elevation 1,652–2,729 ft
Out & Back · Fonta Flora State Trail
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.
- 3.3 miTurn right onto Copper Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 300 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach Star Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Lower Heartbreak Ridge, heading NE.
- 3.2 miContinue straight onto Jarrett Creek Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Star Gap, heading N.
- 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
57% dirt43% 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
More from Star Gap Trailhead
- Star Gap 3.1 mi · ▲ 799 ft
- Camp Rock Trail–Jerdon Connector Trail, 3 sights 12.7 mi · ▲ 2,317 ft
- Glass Rock Knob–Rocky Knob, 4 sights 15.4 mi · ▲ 4,180 ft
- Camp Grier Lake & Star Gap via Jarrett Creek Road 16 mi · ▲ 3,110 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Graphite, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Graphite, North Carolina