Douglas Falls Trail & Stoney Fork Road is a 14.3-mile out-and-back in Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area near Dillingham, NC. It climbs 3,392 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi3,081 – 5,594 ft · steepest grade: 16%14.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Mountains-to-Sea Trail 35.71079, -82.36446
Nearest town Dillingham, NC
Directions
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Douglas Falls Trail & Stoney Fork Road
14.3 mi · ▲ 3,392 ft · 6 hr 28 min
Elevation 3,081–5,595 ft
Out & Back · Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area
Trailhead: Mountains-to-Sea Trail · 35.71079, -82.36446
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 74°F / low 60° · precip 20% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1 miBear right onto Douglas Falls Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Craggy Gardens Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Stoney Fork Road, heading NW.
- 3.9 miReach Douglas Falls Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.9 miContinue straight onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Craggy Gardens Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Douglas Falls Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading W.
- 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 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
53% gravel7% dirt1% paved39% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 74°F60°
Precip20%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity90%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°60°
Sunrise 7:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sat
76°62°
Sun
77°56°
59%
Mon
65°54°
36%
Tue
68°49°
Wed
75°51°
Thu
75°56°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:34 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:54 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:20 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Mountains-to-Sea Trail Trailhead
- Craggy Dome Scenic Overlook (MP 364.5) & Douglas Falls Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 1,041 ft
- Graybeard Mountain View (MP 363.4) & Mountains-to-Sea Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 956 ft
- Craggy Gardens Viewpoint & Douglas Falls Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,206 ft
- Big Ivy Road & Douglas Falls Trail 10.2 mi · ▲ 1,870 ft
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