AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Rocky Mountain

5 mi · ▲ 1,335 ft · 2 hr 20 min

Rocky Mountain is a 5-mile out-and-back near Lake Lure Mountain Estates, NC. The route reaches Rocky Mountain at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 1,335 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,086 – 2,405 ft · steepest grade: 25%5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 35.50187, -82.14723
Nearest town Lake Lure Mountain Estates, NC
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Rocky Mountain

5 mi · ▲ 1,335 ft · 2 hr 20 min

Elevation 1,086–2,405 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 35.50187, -82.14723

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 96°F / low 75° · precip 12% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:53 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.8 miSharp right, heading NE.
  4. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miReach Rocky Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 0.9 miSharp left, heading SE.
  8. 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/rocky-mountain-out-back-8-km

Weather

OvercastTemperature 96°F75°
Feels like88°Precip12%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity56%
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 7:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:53 PM
Sat 100°76°
Sun 92°71° 75%
Mon 79°68° 75%
Tue 84°64°
Wed 91°66°
Thu 95°71°

Hikes near Lake Lure Mountain Estates, North Carolina