Lake James & South Wimba Trail is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in Lake James State Park near Longtown, NC. The route reaches Lake James. It climbs 637 ft. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,194 – 1,358 ft7.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Fonta Flora Trail 35.76238, -81.87844
Nearest town Longtown, NC
Directions
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Lake James & South Wimba Trail
7.7 mi · ▲ 637 ft · 2 hr 53 min
Elevation 1,194–1,357 ft
Out & Back · Lake James State Park
Trailhead: Fonta Flora Trail · 35.76238, -81.87844
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 97°F / low 71° · precip 10% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:51 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Fonta Flora Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Lake James.
- 0.2 miBear right onto South Wimba Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Fonta Flora Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading SE.
- 1.3 miReach Lake James, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto South Wimba Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left onto Fonta Flora Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 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
40% gravel34% dirt6% paved1% boardwalk19% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 97°F71°
Precip10%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity91%
Hourly temperature
100°70°
Sunrise 7:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:51 PM
Sun
87°71°
73%
Mon
79°69°
73%
Tue
86°61°
Wed
90°63°
Thu
94°68°
Fri
89°67°
28%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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