Fonta Flora State Trail

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

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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

  1. Start on Star Gap, heading N.
  2. 2.6 miContinue straight onto Jarrett Creek Road, heading SW.
  3. 3.3 miTurn right onto Copper Ridge Trail, heading E.
  4. 300 ftBear left, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miReach Star Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Lower Heartbreak Ridge, heading NE.
  7. 3.2 miContinue straight onto Jarrett Creek Road, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Star Gap, heading N.
  9. 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° 12 PM: 1% rain1 PM: 5% rain2 PM: 14% rain3 PM: 21% rain4 PM: 20% rain5 PM: 19% rain6 PM: 11% rain7 PM: 6% rain8 PM: 2% rain9 PM: 1% rain
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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