Hooker Falls–Lake Imaging, 4 sights is a 3.6-mile out-and-back near Hamilton Estates, NC. The route passes Lake Imaging before reaching Hooker Falls at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 308 ft. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi2,231 – 2,415 ft3.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Lake Imaging Road 35.20924, -82.61376
Nearest town Hamilton Estates, NC
Directions
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Hooker Falls–Lake Imaging, 4 sights
3.6 mi · ▲ 308 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Elevation 2,229–2,414 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Lake Imaging Road · 35.20924, -82.61376
Weather Sep 5: Partly cloudy, high 88°F / low 68° · precip 17% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Lake Imaging Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Lake Imaging.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Hooker Falls Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Moore Cemetery Road, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Hooker Falls Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach Hooker Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Moore Cemetery Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Hooker Falls Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Holly Road, heading SE.
- 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
9% gravel1% dirt90% unspecified
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 88°F68°
Precip17%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity82%
Rained 0.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°65°
Sunrise 7:06 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat
92°70°
19%
Sun
87°67°
57%
Mon
74°66°
44%
Tue
78°60°
Wed
85°61°
Thu
92°65°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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