Loobie Falls–Stairstep Falls, 5 sights
3.4 mi · ▲ 1,067 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Loobie Falls–Stairstep Falls, 5 sights is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Green River Game Land near Mount Valley, NC. The route passes Loobie Falls and Stairstep Falls. It climbs 1,067 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,037 – 2,110 ft · steepest grade: 27%3.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Green River Cove Trail 35.27451, -82.30526
Nearest town Mount Valley, NC
Directions
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Loobie Falls–Stairstep Falls, 5 sights
3.4 mi · ▲ 1,067 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 1,037–2,110 ft
Out & Back · Green River Game Land
Trailhead: Green River Cove Trail · 35.27451, -82.30526
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Green River Cove Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Bluff Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miPass Loobie Falls.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Turkey Gut Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Stairstep Falls.
- 0.7 miReach Loobie Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Bluff Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Green River Cove Trail, heading NE.
- 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:54 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Green River Cove Trail Trailhead
- Big Bradley Falls Overlook 3.8 mi · ▲ 452 ft
- Milton Bradley Falls 4.3 mi · ▲ 117 ft
- Big Bradley Falls Overlook & Big Bradley Falls Overlook Trail 5.7 mi · ▲ 797 ft
- Loobie Falls–Stairstep Falls, 6 sights 9.7 mi · ▲ 2,656 ft
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