Shoal Creek Falls via Shoals Falls Road
3 mi · ▲ 599 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Shoal Creek Falls via Shoals Falls Road is a 3-mile out-and-back near Hamilton Estates, NC. The route reaches Shoal Creek Falls at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 599 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Shoal Creek Falls via Shoals Falls Road
3 mi · ▲ 599 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Elevation 2,173–2,625 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 35.23229, -82.59006
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 87°F / low 68° · precip 16% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Shoals Falls Road, heading NW.
- 300 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 450 ftReach Shoal Creek Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.9 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 0.0 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:33 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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