Hanging Rock State Park (12-9-14)
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The toughest portion of this hike to navigate was the first half mile or so. Therefore, the next series of photos are meant to get you on the right track if you're going to attempt this hike. Starting out, I would be following the MST out along the entrance to the parking lot...
Mountains-to-Sea Trail - 1,690'
Another confusing part of the trail. Just after passing the dam the trail heads back to the road at this stone bridge. The signage is just plain inadequate so what you do is cross the bridge on the near side and continue up the road a few hundred feet to where you'll see the trail once again dive left into the woods...
Moore's Wall Trail - 1,700'
Yet another confusing intersection. The trail I had been following breaks in from the right. Turning left (behind me in this shot) heads to the other side of the lake and the bathhouse. Turning right (ahead here) I'd have a choice to make which you'll see in the next shot...
Moore's Knob (2,579')
Like other Piedmont mountains, Moore's Knob commands an incredible view due to the flatness of the countryside surrounding it. Here, the North Carolina Piedmont stretches away north to Virginia while to the left another of North Carolina's more famous monadnock's, Pilot Mountain (2,420') pierces the horizon...
Moore's Knob (2,579')
The stunning 360-degree view from atop Moore's Knob. The video starts looking east towards Hanging rock then pans north and west past Pilot Mountain, then south past Cook's Wall which I'd be headed to next, before returning to Hanging Rock...
The wind was quite strong so You may want to turn your volume down!
Dave Kathy Weemhoff
on September 23, 2016Amazing views - breathtaking rock formations!