Tom and Glenna Rock Overlook via Orange Spur Trail off the Blue Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 876 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Tom and Glenna Rock Overlook via Orange Spur Trail off the Blue Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Florence Nature Preserve near Chestnut Hill, NC. The route reaches Tom and Glenna Rock Overlook at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 876 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Tom and Glenna Rock Overlook via Orange Spur Trail off the Blue Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 876 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 2,456–3,339 ft
Out & Back · Florence Nature Preserve
Trailhead: 35.47346, -82.33224
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 87°F / low 71° · precip 17% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Orange Spur Trail off the Blue Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Tom and Glenna Rock Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 1.2 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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