Craggy Dome Scenic Overlook (MP 364.5)–Hawksbill Creek Road, 5 sights is a 15.3-mile out-and-back near Dillingham, NC. The route reaches Craggy Dome Scenic Overlook (MP 364.5) at the turnaround, 7.7 miles in. It climbs 4,621 ft, with sections as steep as 64% grade. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi2,877 – 5,512 ft · steepest grade: 64%15.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Stoney Fork Road 35.72776, -82.40877
Nearest town Dillingham, NC
Directions
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Craggy Dome Scenic Overlook (MP 364.5)–Hawksbill Creek Road, 5 sights
15.3 mi · ▲ 4,621 ft · 7 hr 25 min
Elevation 2,877–5,513 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Stoney Fork Road · 35.72776, -82.40877
Weather Sep 5: Mostly clear, high 89°F / low 69° · precip 15% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
- Start on Stoney Fork Road, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Hawksbill Creek Road, heading W.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Snowball Trail, heading NW.
- 4.2 miContinue straight onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading NE.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Stoney Fork Road, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Craggy Gardens Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 300 ftReach Craggy Dome Scenic Overlook (MP 364.5), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Craggy Gardens Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Stoney Fork Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Snowball Trail, heading NW.
- 4.2 miContinue straight onto Hawksbill Creek Road, heading N.
- 1.7 miSharp left onto Stoney Fork Road, heading SE.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
11% dirt6% gravel83% unspecified
Weather
Mostly clearTemperature 89°F69°
Precip15%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity66%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°65°
Sunrise 7:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat
89°71°
17%
Sun
84°65°
55%
Mon
74°63°
39%
Tue
77°58°
Wed
84°60°
Thu
85°65°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~110 min). Leave by 5:44 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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