Occoneechee Mt Loop Trail (3 Miles) at 625 Virginia Cates Rd, Hillsborough, NC
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625 Virginia Cates Rd, Hillsborough, NC, 27278
For our twelfth hike, we'll be venturing out of the Triad to travel across our first mountain!
We'll be exploring the state park via covering the Occoneechee mountain loop, a roughly 3 mile path.
Approximately 80% of this trail is natural with the rest being gravel.
This will be a STEEP & challenging climb! Plenty of roots are present and the elevation gain is about 200 ft/1 mile.
Fortunately, the trail itself is not particularly big.
Thankfully, the front entrance to the state park has plenty of parking, so that should not be a problem.
Given this is a trip, we will have carpooling options - those interested can meet at one of these two locations for pickup no later than 12:45 PM:
Alexander Spears YMCA Parking Lot (3216 Horse Pen Creek Rd, Greensboro, NC 27410)
Mary Perry Ragsdale YMCA Parking Lot (900 Bonner Dr, Jamestown, NC 27282)
We will plan to meet around 2 PM - we will leave around 2:15 PM and plan to conclude around 3:15 PM (and potentially stop for lunch somewhere after).
Bringing closed toed shoes and something to hydrate throughout with is strongly recommended!
I will be carrying some spare water bottles/snacks but space is limited so please make sure to prepare accordingly!
More details on the trail can be found here as well as a map for the route:
Look forward to seeing you all!