Lamar Alexander Rocky Fork State Park
Whitehouse Cliffs–Blockstand Creek Access Trail, 7 sights
14 mi · ▲ 2,860 ft · 6 hr 6 min
Whitehouse Cliffs–Blockstand Creek Access Trail, 7 sights is a 14-mile out-and-back in Lamar Alexander Rocky Fork State Park near Carmen, NC. The route passes Devil Fork Gap before reaching Whitehouse Cliffs at the turnaround, 7 miles in. It climbs 2,860 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Whitehouse Cliffs–Blockstand Creek Access Trail, 7 sights
14 mi · ▲ 2,860 ft · 6 hr 6 min
Elevation 2,376–3,628 ft
Out & Back · Lamar Alexander Rocky Fork State Park
Trailhead: Appalachian Trail · 36.01035, -82.60881
Weather Sep 4: Light rain, high 86°F / low 67° · precip 8% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Appalachian Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Devil Fork Gap.
- 3.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Flint Mountain Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Flint Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Blockstand Creek Access Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Flint Creek Trail, heading E.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Rocky Fork Trail, heading E.
- 1.5 miReach Whitehouse Cliffs, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Flint Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Blockstand Creek Access Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Flint Creek Trail, heading W.
- 1 miBear left onto Flint Mountain Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Appalachian Trail, heading SW.
- 3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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