Party Rock Trail & Rumbling Bald Ridgeline is a 7.8-mile out-and-back in Chimney Rock State Park near Shumont, NC. It climbs 2,873 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,309 – 3,521 ft · steepest grade: 29%7.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 35.47221, -82.24226
Nearest town Shumont, NC
Directions
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Party Rock Trail & Rumbling Bald Ridgeline
7.8 mi · ▲ 2,873 ft · 4 hr 2 min
Elevation 1,307–3,521 ft
Out & Back · Chimney Rock State Park
Trailhead: 35.47221, -82.24226
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 83°F / low 69° · precip 15% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Rumbling Bald Ridgeline, heading SW.
- 2.7 miContinue straight onto Party Rock Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miReach Rumbling Bald Ridgeline, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Rumbling Bald Ridgeline, heading NW.
- 2.7 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 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
69% dirt31% unspecified
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 83°F69°
Precip15%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity64%
Rained 0.5″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°65°
Sunrise 7:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sat
86°70°
Sun
81°63°
80%
Mon
72°61°
80%
Tue
76°57°
Wed
84°58°
Thu
85°61°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 7:19 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 this trailhead
- Shumont Mountain–Rumbling Bald Ridgeline, 3 sights 1.6 mi · ▲ 515 ft
- Eagle Rock–Grey Rock, 5 sights 12.6 mi · ▲ 3,608 ft
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