Lake James–Boat beach Loop, 3 beaches
1.6 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 35 min
Lake James–Boat beach Loop, 3 beaches is a 1.6-mile loop in Lake James State Park near Longtown, NC. The route passes Swimming beach, Boat beach, Lake James and 2 more. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Lake James–Boat beach Loop, 3 beaches
1.6 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 35 min
Elevation 1,201–1,310 ft
Loop · Lake James State Park
Trailhead: 35.75145, -81.87563
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 96°F / low 68° · precip 15% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:52 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Swimming beach.
- 50 ftPass Boat beach.
- 50 ftPass Lake James.
- 250 ftBear left onto Mills Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn left onto Paddy's Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miPass Swimming beach.
- 50 ftPass Boat beach.
- 350 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftThe loop closes 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 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:24 PM for the 7:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM — 3 min before dark.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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