Lamar Alexander Rocky Fork State Park
Flint Gap–Blockstand Creek Access Trail, 5 sights
11.4 mi · ▲ 3,454 ft · 5 hr 32 min
Flint Gap–Blockstand Creek Access Trail, 5 sights is an 11.4-mile out-and-back in Lamar Alexander Rocky Fork State Park near Carmen, NC. The route reaches Flint Gap. It climbs 3,454 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Flint Gap–Blockstand Creek Access Trail, 5 sights
11.4 mi · ▲ 3,454 ft · 5 hr 32 min
Elevation 2,761–4,525 ft
Out & Back · Lamar Alexander Rocky Fork State Park
Trailhead: Mill Creek Road · 36.02786, -82.61449
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 87°F / low 68° · precip 7% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
- Start on Mill Creek Road, heading NE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Big Butt Road, heading NW.
- 1.6 miBear right onto Green Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading E.
- 1.9 miPass Flint Gap.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Flint Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Blockstand Creek Access Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Flint Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Flint Creek Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading SW.
- 2 miTurn left onto Green Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left onto Big Butt Road, heading NW.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Mill Creek Road, heading W.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~109 min). Leave by 5:47 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Mill Creek Road Trailhead
- Green Ridge Trail & Mill Creek Road 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,807 ft
- Big Butt–Chestnutlog Gap, 4 sights 11.5 mi · ▲ 2,845 ft
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