Lake Imaging–Farmhouse Trail, 4 sights

5.2 mi · ▲ 393 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Lake Imaging–Farmhouse Trail, 4 sights is a 5.2-mile out-and-back near Hamilton Estates, NC. The route reaches Lake Imaging. It climbs 393 ft. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,307 – 2,713 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Farmhouse Trail 35.21210, -82.58788
Nearest town Hamilton Estates, NC

Directions

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Lake Imaging–Farmhouse Trail, 4 sights

5.2 mi · ▲ 393 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 2,307–2,714 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Farmhouse Trail · 35.21210, -82.58788

Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 87°F / low 68° · precip 16% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Farmhouse Trail, heading N.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 100 ftTurn right onto Guion Parking, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miBear left onto Buck Forest Road, heading SW.
  5. 1 miTurn right onto Jim Branch Trail, heading S.
  6. 1.2 miPass Lake Imaging.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Lake Imaging Road, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miReach Lake Imaging, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left onto Jim Branch Trail, heading E.
  10. 1.2 miTurn left onto Buck Forest Road, heading SE.
  11. 1 miBear right onto Guion Parking, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 100 ftTurn right onto Farmhouse Trail, heading E.
  14. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

37% dirt15% gravel48% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 87°F68°
Precip16%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity81%
Rained 0.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°65° 1 PM: 1% rain2 PM: 6% rain3 PM: 15% rain4 PM: 15% rain5 PM: 16% rain6 PM: 9% rain7 PM: 2% rain8 PM: 2% rain9 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 7:06 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat 91°69° 15%
Sun 86°66° 59%
Mon 73°64° 44%
Tue 76°59°
Wed 84°60°
Thu 90°64°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM — 7 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

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