Hawksbill Creek Road & Snowball Trail
12.5 mi · ▲ 3,654 ft · 6 hr
Hawksbill Creek Road & Snowball Trail is a 12.5-mile out-and-back near Blackberry Inn, NC. It climbs 3,654 ft, with sections as steep as 43% grade. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Hawksbill Creek Road & Snowball Trail
12.5 mi · ▲ 3,654 ft · 6 hr
Elevation 3,570–5,362 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Mountains-to-Sea Trail · 35.69979, -82.39877
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:53 PM
- Start on Stoney Fork Road, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading W.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Snowball Trail, heading W.
- 4.2 miBear right onto Hawksbill Creek Road, heading S.
- 2 miReach Snowball Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2 miBear left onto Snowball Trail, heading N.
- 4.2 miContinue straight onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading E.
- 400 ftBear right onto Stoney Fork Road, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.7 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 7:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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