Loobie Falls–Stairstep Falls, 5 sights
4.2 mi · ▲ 1,056 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Loobie Falls–Stairstep Falls, 5 sights is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Green River Game Land near Mount Valley, NC. The route passes Stairstep Falls and Loobie Falls. It climbs 1,056 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Loobie Falls–Stairstep Falls, 5 sights
4.2 mi · ▲ 1,056 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Elevation 1,138–2,111 ft
Out & Back · Green River Game Land
Trailhead: Long Ridge Road · 35.29050, -82.31861
Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 92°F / low 72° · precip 10% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Long Ridge Road, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Turkey Gut Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miPass Stairstep Falls.
- 0.2 miPass Loobie Falls.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bluff Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miReach Loobie Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Turkey Gut Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Long Ridge Road, heading NW.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 7:23 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM — 2 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Long Ridge Road Trailhead
- Big Hungry Road 2 mi · ▲ 388 ft
- Big Hungry Road 2.2 mi · ▲ 412 ft
- Stairstep Falls–Emily Falls Loop, 7 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 643 ft
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