Loobie Falls–Stairstep Falls, 8 sights
7.9 mi · ▲ 1,714 ft · 3 hr 29 min
Loobie Falls–Stairstep Falls, 8 sights is a 7.9-mile out-and-back in Green River Game Land near Baxter, NC. The route passes Stairstep Falls and Loobie Falls. It climbs 1,714 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Loobie Falls–Stairstep Falls, 8 sights
7.9 mi · ▲ 1,714 ft · 3 hr 29 min
Elevation 1,037–2,199 ft
Out & Back · Green River Game Land
Trailhead: Pullian Creek Trailhead · 35.29105, -82.32864
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:51 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pulliam Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Rock Hop Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Bishop Branch Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Bear Branch Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Long Ridge Road, heading NE.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Turkey Gut Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miPass Stairstep Falls.
- 0.2 miPass Loobie Falls.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bluff Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Green River Cove Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach Loobie Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Bluff Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Turkey Gut Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Long Ridge Road, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Bear Branch Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Bishop Branch Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Rock Hop Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Pulliam Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 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 2.1 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 7:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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