Loobie Falls–Stairstep Falls, 6 sights
9.7 mi · ▲ 2,656 ft · 4 hr 34 min
Loobie Falls–Stairstep Falls, 6 sights is a 9.7-mile out-and-back in Green River Game Land near Mount Valley, NC. The route passes Loobie Falls and Stairstep Falls. It climbs 2,656 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Loobie Falls–Stairstep Falls, 6 sights
9.7 mi · ▲ 2,656 ft · 4 hr 34 min
Elevation 1,037–2,214 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 miSharp left onto Stair Step Falls Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Stairstep Falls.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Long Ridge Road, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Bear Branch Trail, heading NW.
- 1.6 miTurn left onto Pulliam Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Green River Cove Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach Loobie Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Pulliam Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Bear Branch Trail, heading E.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Long Ridge Road, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Stair Step Falls Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Turkey Gut Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bluff Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Green River Cove Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftArrive 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 3.1 mi in (~116 min). Leave by 5:38 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Green River Cove Trail Trailhead
- Loobie Falls–Stairstep Falls, 5 sights 3.4 mi · ▲ 1,067 ft
- 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
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