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Buffalo Creek Park

Eagle Rock–Grey Rock, 5 sights

12.6 mi · ▲ 3,608 ft · 6 hr

Eagle Rock–Grey Rock, 5 sights is a 12.6-mile out-and-back in Buffalo Creek Park near Shumont, NC. The route passes Eagle Rock, Grey Rock Overlook and Grey Rock. It climbs 3,608 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,493 – 3,448 ft · steepest grade: 25%12.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 35.47221, -82.24226
Nearest town Shumont, NC
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Eagle Rock–Grey Rock, 5 sights

12.6 mi · ▲ 3,608 ft · 6 hr

Elevation 1,493–3,450 ft

Out & Back · Buffalo Creek Park

Trailhead: 35.47221, -82.24226

Weather Sep 5: Partly cloudy, high 83°F / low 69° · precip 15% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:52 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  3. 150 ftSharp left onto Weed Patch Mountain Trail, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftPass Eagle Rock.
  5. 3.8 miPass Grey Rock Overlook.
  6. 50 ftPass Grey Rock.
  7. 100 ftContinue straight onto Lottie Queen Stamper Trail, heading SE.
  8. 100 ftBear right onto Weed Patch Mountain Trail, heading SE.
  9. 2.2 miReach Eagle Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 2.2 miBear left onto Lottie Queen Stamper Trail, heading W.
  11. 100 ftContinue straight onto Weed Patch Mountain Trail, heading W.
  12. 3.8 miSharp right, heading N.
  13. 200 ftBear right, heading N.
  14. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/eagle-rock-grey-rock-out-back-6-sights

Trail surface

95% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 83°F69°
Precip15%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity64%
Rained 0.5″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°65° 12 PM: 1% rain1 PM: 1% rain2 PM: 4% rain3 PM: 9% rain4 PM: 15% rain5 PM: 13% rain6 PM: 8% rain7 PM: 3% rain8 PM: 2% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 7:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:52 PM
Sat 86°70°
Sun 81°63° 80%
Mon 72°61° 80%
Tue 76°57°
Wed 84°58°
Thu 85°61°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:30 PM for the 7:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:09 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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