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Farmhouse Trail–Hickory Mountain Road, 5 sights

7 mi · ▲ 911 ft · 2 hr 47 min

Farmhouse Trail–Hickory Mountain Road, 5 sights is a 7-mile out-and-back near Jeter Mountain Terrace, NC. It climbs 911 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,517 – 2,996 ft · steepest grade: 16%7.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rocky Ridge Trail 35.21188, -82.57298
Nearest town Jeter Mountain Terrace, NC
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Farmhouse Trail–Hickory Mountain Road, 5 sights

7 mi · ▲ 911 ft · 2 hr 47 min

Elevation 2,516–2,997 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Rocky Ridge Trail · 35.21188, -82.57298

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 88°F / low 69° · precip 17% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:53 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Rocky Ridge Trail, heading N.
  2. 1.7 miBear right onto Ruffed Grouse Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Rifle Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miSharp left onto Guion Trail, heading NW.
  5. 200 ftSharp right onto Hickory Mountain Road, heading S.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left onto Ridgeline Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left onto Hooker Creek Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miBear right onto Hooker Creek - Climbing Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miBear right onto Hooker Creek Trail, heading NE.
  11. 350 ftTurn left onto Ruffed Grouse Trail, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right onto Hickory Mountain Road, heading NE.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left onto Buck Forest Road, heading SE.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left onto Farmhouse Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left onto Shoal Creek Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  17. 150 ftSharp right onto Ruffed Grouse Trail, heading NW.
  18. 1.7 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/farmhouse-trail-hickory-mountain-road-out-back-5-sights-11-km

Trail surface

7% dirt93% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 88°F69°
Precip17%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity78%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°65° 1 AM: 1% rain2 AM: 1% rain4 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: 4% rain3 PM: 15% rain4 PM: 17% rain5 PM: 17% rain6 PM: 16% rain7 PM: 10% 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 82°66° 57%
Mon 74°62° 57%
Tue 78°57°
Wed 83°59°
Thu 88°62° 16%
Fri 83°65° 38%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 7:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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