Guion Parking–Hickory Mountain Road Loop, 4 sights
2.4 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 53 min
Guion Parking–Hickory Mountain Road Loop, 4 sights is a 2.4-mile loop near Hamilton Estates, NC. It is mostly level, with 166 ft of elevation gain. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Guion Parking–Hickory Mountain Road Loop, 4 sights
2.4 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 53 min
Elevation 2,547–2,750 ft
Loop
Trailhead: Shoal Creek Trail · 35.21901, -82.58813
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 87°F / low 68° · precip 16% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
- Start on Shoal Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto Guion Parking, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Hickory Mountain Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Ruffed Grouse Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Hickory Mountain Road, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Guion Trail, heading NW.
- 200 ftSharp right onto Rifle Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Ruffed Grouse Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Shoal Creek Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftThe loop closes 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 0.9 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Shoal Creek Trail Trailhead
- Farmhouse Trail & Shoal Creek Trail 2 mi · ▲ 146 ft
- Farmhouse Trail–Guion Parking, 3 sights 2.4 mi · ▲ 252 ft
- Buck Forest Road–Farmhouse Trail, 3 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 224 ft
- Hickory Mountain Road–Hooker Creek Trail, 4 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 420 ft
- Jim Branch Trail via Buck Forest Road 3.8 mi · ▲ 364 ft
- Shoal Creek Trail–Tarkiln Branch Road Loop, 3 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 453 ft
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