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Bear Swamp, Dam Site, and Summit Loop Trail route map
Difficulty: ModerateLoop

Bear Swamp, Dam Site, and Summit Loop Trail

Hollister, North Carolina

4.4 mi

Distance

486 ft

Elev. Gain

1h 38m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Bear Swamp, Dam Site, and Summit Loop Trail unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation manages this trail and is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:50 ft
Max:105 ft
Gain:148 ft
Loss:148 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 50 ft and 105 ft across 4.4 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.50 ft68 ft87 ft105 ft0.0 mi1.1 mi2.2 mi3.3 mi4.4 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi63 ft
High point2.9 mi105 ft
End4.4 mi63 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

Official sources & verification

Managed by North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation

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Source of truth

Where it is

Nearest town:
Hollister, NC · about 2 mi away
County:
Halifax County, NC
Jurisdiction:
Medoc Mountain State Park · North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

Verify by phone or mail

  • Operator:(252) 586-6588
  • Address:1541 Medoc State Park Road, Hollister, NC 27844 · NC
We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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