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High Windy via Carolina Loop

4.8 mi · ▲ 1,422 ft · 2 hr 19 min

High Windy via Carolina Loop is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Grovestone, NC. It climbs 1,422 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,815 – 4,246 ft · steepest grade: 20%4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Carolina Loop 35.58710, -82.33730
Nearest town Grovestone, NC
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Directions

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High Windy via Carolina Loop

4.8 mi · ▲ 1,422 ft · 2 hr 19 min

Elevation 2,816–4,247 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Carolina Loop · 35.58710, -82.33730

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 90°F / low 68° · precip 29% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Carolina Loop, heading S.
  2. 1.7 miSharp left onto High Windy, heading SW.
  3. 0.7 miReach High Windy, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.7 miSharp right onto Carolina Loop, heading SE.
  5. 1.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/high-windy-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 90°F68°
Precip29%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity64%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°65° 12 PM: 1% rain1 PM: 6% rain2 PM: 13% rain3 PM: 24% rain4 PM: 29% rain5 PM: 27% rain6 PM: 10% rain7 PM: 6% rain8 PM: 3% rain9 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 7:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sat 92°71°
Sun 89°66° 66%
Mon 75°64° 44%
Tue 78°60°
Wed 86°61°
Thu 87°65°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~84 min). Leave by 6:11 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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