Mackey Mountain–Former Mackey Mountain Trail (Closed), 6 sights
14.8 mi · ▲ 4,670 ft · 7 hr 16 min
Mackey Mountain–Former Mackey Mountain Trail (Closed), 6 sights is a 14.8-mile out-and-back near Dendron, NC. The route reaches Mackey Mountain at the turnaround, 7.4 miles in. It climbs 4,670 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Mackey Mountain–Former Mackey Mountain Trail (Closed), 6 sights
14.8 mi · ▲ 4,670 ft · 7 hr 16 min
Elevation 1,852–3,996 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Curtis Creek Road · 35.68864, -82.19836
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 91°F / low 74° · precip 21% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Snook's Nose, heading NE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Curtis Creek Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Lead Mine Gap Trail, heading SE.
- 3.9 miBear left onto Curtis Creek Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Mackey Mountain Trail, heading NE.
- 2.9 miContinue straight onto Former Mackey Mountain Trail (Closed), heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Mackey Mountain Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach Mackey Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Former Mackey Mountain Trail (Closed), heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mackey Mountain Trail, heading W.
- 2.9 miSharp left onto Curtis Creek Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Lead Mine Gap Trail, heading S.
- 3.9 miTurn left onto Curtis Creek Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Snook's Nose, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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