Glass Rock Knob–Rocky Knob, 4 sights
15.4 mi · ▲ 4,180 ft · 7 hr 13 min
Glass Rock Knob–Rocky Knob, 4 sights is a 15.4-mile out-and-back in Rocky Knob near Graphite, NC. The route passes Glass Rock Knob before reaching Rocky Knob at the turnaround, 7.7 miles in. It climbs 4,180 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Glass Rock Knob–Rocky Knob, 4 sights
15.4 mi · ▲ 4,180 ft · 7 hr 13 min
Elevation 1,910–5,261 ft
Out & Back · Rocky Knob
Trailhead: Star Gap · 35.65680, -82.24835
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 91°F / low 74° · precip 21% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Star Gap, heading N.
- 1.6 miBear right onto Heartbreak Ridge, heading NE.
- 3.8 miPass Glass Rock Knob.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Old Mitchell Toll Road, heading W.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Rocky Knob Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miPass Rocky Knob.
- 50 ftReach Glass Rock Knob, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Old Mitchell Toll Road, heading E.
- 2.1 miContinue straight onto Heartbreak Ridge, heading E.
- 3.8 miBear left onto Star Gap, heading S.
- 1.5 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.7 mi in (~297 min). Leave by 2:37 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Star Gap Trailhead
- Star Gap 3.1 mi · ▲ 799 ft
- Copper Ridge Trail–Lower Heartbreak Ridge, 3 sights 12.1 mi · ▲ 2,621 ft
- Camp Rock Trail–Jerdon Connector Trail, 3 sights 12.7 mi · ▲ 2,317 ft
- Camp Grier Lake & Star Gap via Jarrett Creek Road 16 mi · ▲ 3,110 ft
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