Rocky Ridge Trail–Shoal Creek Trail, 3 sights
6.2 mi · ▲ 769 ft · 2 hr 27 min
Rocky Ridge Trail–Shoal Creek Trail, 3 sights is a 6.2-mile out-and-back near Hamilton Estates, NC. It climbs 769 ft. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Rocky Ridge Trail–Shoal Creek Trail, 3 sights
6.2 mi · ▲ 769 ft · 2 hr 27 min
Elevation 2,516–3,066 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Shoal Creek Trail · 35.20928, -82.58676
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 90°F / low 69° · precip 16% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:53 PM
- Start on Shoal Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Ruffed Grouse Trail, heading NE.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Switchback Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miReach Shoal Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Rocky Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 1.4 miSharp left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left onto Shoal Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 1 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 2.6 mi in (~77 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 7:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Shoal Creek Trail Trailhead
- Tarkiln Branch Road & Wintergreen Falls Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 140 ft
- Guion Parking–Isaac Heath Trail, 4 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 287 ft
- Rocky Ridge Trail & Shoal Creek Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 638 ft
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