Hickory Mountain Road–Hooker Creek Trail, 4 sights
3.2 mi · ▲ 420 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Hickory Mountain Road–Hooker Creek Trail, 4 sights is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Hamilton Estates, NC. It climbs 420 ft. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Hickory Mountain Road–Hooker Creek Trail, 4 sights
3.2 mi · ▲ 420 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Elevation 2,516–2,753 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Rocky Ridge Trail · 35.22106, -82.58620
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 87°F / low 68° · precip 16% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Ruffed Grouse Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Rifle Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Guion Trail, heading NW.
- 200 ftSharp right onto Hickory Mountain Road, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Ridgeline Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Hooker Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Hooker Creek - Climbing Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Hooker Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Ruffed Grouse Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 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 0.8 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:11 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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