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Farmhouse Trail–Guion Parking, 5 sights

2.9 mi · ▲ 250 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Farmhouse Trail–Guion Parking, 5 sights is a 2.9-mile out-and-back near Hamilton Estates, NC. It climbs 250 ft. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,543 – 2,749 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Farmhouse Trail 35.21210, -82.58788
Nearest town Hamilton Estates, NC
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Directions

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Farmhouse Trail–Guion Parking, 5 sights

2.9 mi · ▲ 250 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Elevation 2,544–2,750 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Farmhouse Trail · 35.21210, -82.58788

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 90°F / low 69° · precip 16% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:53 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Farmhouse Trail, heading N.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 100 ftTurn right onto Guion Parking, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right onto Hickory Mountain Road, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Ruffed Grouse Trail, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hickory Mountain Road, heading NW.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left onto Ridgeline Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left onto Hooker Creek Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 0.7 miTurn left onto Buck Forest Road, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miBear right onto Guion Parking, heading NE.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 50 ftTurn right onto Farmhouse Trail, heading SE.
  14. 150 ftArrive 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/farmhouse-trail-guion-parking-out-back-5-sights-5-km

Trail surface

11% dirt5% gravel84% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 90°F69°
Precip16%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity80%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°65° 1 AM: 1% rain2 AM: 1% rain5 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 1% rain1 PM: 2% rain2 PM: 3% rain3 PM: 12% rain4 PM: 15% rain5 PM: 16% rain6 PM: 14% rain7 PM: 11% rain8 PM: 8% rain9 PM: 7% rain10 PM: 8% rain11 PM: 8% rain
Sunrise 7:07 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:53 PM
Sun 84°67° 57%
Mon 75°63° 57%
Tue 79°58°
Wed 84°60°
Thu 89°63° 16%
Fri 84°66° 38%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:27 PM for the 7:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM — 4 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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