High Rocks & Devils Creek Trail via Appalachian Trail
16 mi · ▲ 3,446 ft · 7 hr 3 min
High Rocks & Devils Creek Trail via Appalachian Trail is a 16-mile out-and-back near Whiteoak Flats, NC. The route reaches High Rocks at the turnaround, 8 miles in. It climbs 3,446 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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High Rocks & Devils Creek Trail via Appalachian Trail
16 mi · ▲ 3,446 ft · 7 hr 3 min
Elevation 3,149–4,276 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Lost Cove Trail · 36.05578, -82.37555
Weather Sep 4: Light rain, high 82°F / low 66° · precip 6% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Lost Cove Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Devils Creek Trail, heading N.
- 3.6 miContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading SE.
- 3.1 miReach High Rocks, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 6.7 miBear right onto Lost Cove Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn left, 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 4.6 mi in (~134 min). Leave by 5:21 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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