Rocky Ridge Trail & Thomas Cemetery Road
7.1 mi · ▲ 887 ft · 2 hr 49 min
Rocky Ridge Trail & Thomas Cemetery Road is a 7.1-mile out-and-back near Jeter Mountain Terrace, NC. It climbs 887 ft. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Rocky Ridge Trail & Thomas Cemetery Road
7.1 mi · ▲ 887 ft · 2 hr 49 min
Elevation 2,516–2,997 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Rocky Ridge Trail · 35.21188, -82.57298
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 85°F / low 68° · precip 16% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Rocky Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 1.7 miBear right onto Ruffed Grouse Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Rifle Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Guion Trail, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Hickory Mountain Road, heading S.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Ruffed Grouse Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Hooker Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Thomas Cemetery Road, heading S.
- 0.8 miReach Rocky Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Hooker Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Ruffed Grouse Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Hickory Mountain Road, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Guion Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Rifle Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Ruffed Grouse Trail, heading NE.
- 1.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 7:19 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Farmhouse Trail–Hickory Mountain Road, 5 sights 7 mi · ▲ 911 ft
- Buck Forest Road & Rocky Ridge Trail 8.2 mi · ▲ 974 ft
- Isaac Heath Trail–Jim Branch Trail, 4 sights 8.5 mi · ▲ 1,036 ft
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