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Looking Glass Rock–Looking Glass Rock Viewpoint, 3 summits is a 6-mile out-and-back near Millbrook Estates, NC. The route passes Looking Glass Rock Viewpoint before reaching Looking Glass Rock at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It climbs 1,703 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi2,303 – 3,967 ft · steepest grade: 17%6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Looking Glass Rock Trailhead 35.29090, -82.77645
Nearest town Millbrook Estates, NC

Directions

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Looking Glass Rock–Looking Glass Rock Viewpoint, 3 summits

6 mi · ▲ 1,703 ft · 2 hr 51 min

Elevation 2,303–3,968 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Looking Glass Rock Trailhead · 35.29090, -82.77645

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 90°F / low 71° · precip 16% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Looking Glass Rock Trail, heading W.
  2. 3 miPass Looking Glass Rock Viewpoint.
  3. 150 ftReach Looking Glass Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 3 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

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 90°F71°
Precip16%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity73%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°70° 1 AM: 1% rain2 AM: 1% rain5 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 1% rain1 PM: 5% rain2 PM: 7% rain3 PM: 13% rain4 PM: 13% rain5 PM: 16% rain6 PM: 15% rain7 PM: 8% rain8 PM: 9% rain9 PM: 7% rain10 PM: 8% rain11 PM: 8% rain
Sunrise 7:07 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sun 85°68° 66%
Mon 74°65° 58%
Tue 80°60° 17%
Wed 86°61°
Thu 89°65° 22%
Fri 85°66° 42%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead