Stone Mountain–Stone Mountain Viewpoint, 6 sights
6.5 mi · ▲ 1,319 ft · 2 hr 50 min
Stone Mountain–Stone Mountain Viewpoint, 6 sights is a 6.5-mile out-and-back near Hamilton Estates, NC. The route passes Stone Mountain before reaching Stone Mountain Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.3 miles in. It climbs 1,319 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Stone Mountain–Stone Mountain Viewpoint, 6 sights
6.5 mi · ▲ 1,319 ft · 2 hr 50 min
Elevation 2,516–3,617 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Farmhouse Trail · 35.21246, -82.58779
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 87°F / low 68° · precip 16% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Guion Parking, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Hickory Mountain Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Ruffed Grouse Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Hickory Mountain Road, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Guion Trail, heading N.
- 200 ftSharp right onto Rifle Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Ruffed Grouse Trail, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Switchback Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Stone Mountain Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miPass Stone Mountain Viewpoint.
- 50 ftReach Stone Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Switchback Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Rocky Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 1.4 miBear right onto Ruffed Grouse Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Rifle Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Guion Trail, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Hickory Mountain Road, heading W.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Ruffed Grouse Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Hickory Mountain Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Guion Parking, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive 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 2.5 mi in (~76 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Farmhouse Trail Trailhead
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- Buck Forest Road & Guion Parking 3.7 mi · ▲ 220 ft
- Guion Parking–Hickory Mountain Road, 3 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 690 ft
- Lake Imaging–Farmhouse Trail, 4 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 393 ft
- Guion Parking–Hickory Mountain Road, 4 sights 6.1 mi · ▲ 802 ft
- Farmhouse Trail–Guion Parking, 5 sights 6.2 mi · ▲ 799 ft
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