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Green River Game Land

Scarlet's Mountain Road

2.3 mi · ▲ 389 ft · 58 min

Scarlet's Mountain Road is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Green River Game Land near Mount Valley, NC. It climbs 389 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,208 – 2,592 ft · steepest grade: 16%2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Big Hungry Road 35.29264, -82.31106
Nearest town Mount Valley, NC
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Scarlet's Mountain Road

2.3 mi · ▲ 389 ft · 58 min

Elevation 2,208–2,592 ft

Out & Back · Green River Game Land

Trailhead: Big Hungry Road · 35.29264, -82.31106

Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 91°F / low 72° · precip 10% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Scarlet's Mountain Road, heading NE.
  2. 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
  3. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
  5. 0.6 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/scarlets-mountain-road-out-back-4-km-711b

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 91°F72°
Feels like84°Precip10%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity58%
Hourly temperature
95°70°
Sunrise 7:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sat 95°73°
Sun 91°68° 62%
Mon 77°65° 62%
Tue 82°62°
Wed 88°61°
Thu 90°64°

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.

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