Guion Parking–Isaac Heath Trail, 4 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 287 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Guion Parking–Isaac Heath Trail, 4 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Hamilton Estates, NC. It climbs 287 ft. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,576 – 2,713 ft4.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Shoal Creek Trail 35.20928, -82.58676
Nearest town Hamilton Estates, NC
Directions
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Guion Parking–Isaac Heath Trail, 4 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 287 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Elevation 2,576–2,714 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Shoal Creek Trail · 35.20928, -82.58676
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:53 PM
- Start on Tarkiln Branch Road, heading S.
- 400 ftSharp right onto Guion Parking, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Buck Forest Road, heading W.
- 1 miTurn right onto Jim Branch Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left onto Isaac Heath Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miReach Tarkiln Branch Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Jim Branch Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Buck Forest Road, heading E.
- 1 miBear right onto Guion Parking, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Tarkiln Branch Road, heading S.
- 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 surface
43% dirt18% gravel39% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:07 AMSunset 7:53 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 7:23 PM for the 7:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM — 0 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
More from Shoal Creek Trail Trailhead
- Tarkiln Branch Road & Wintergreen Falls Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 140 ft
- Rocky Ridge Trail & Shoal Creek Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 638 ft
- Rocky Ridge Trail–Shoal Creek Trail, 3 sights 6.2 mi · ▲ 769 ft
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