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Flat Rock Ridge Trail and Grassy Gap Fire Road Loop route map
Difficulty: ExpertLoop
North Carolina

Flat Rock Ridge Trail and Grassy Gap Fire Road Loop

Mc Grady, North Carolina

11.0 mi

Distance

3,655 ft

Elev. Gain

4h 56m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Expert

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Flat Rock Ridge Trail and Grassy Gap Fire Road Loop 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.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:443 ft
Max:1,006 ft
Gain:1,114 ft
Loss:1,114 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 443 ft and 1,006 ft across 11.0 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.443 ft631 ft818 ft1,006 ft0.0 mi2.8 mi5.5 mi8.3 mi11.0 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,000 ft
High point10.9 mi1,006 ft
End11.0 mi1,000 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop
Surface
Dirt

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Sparta, NC · about 8 mi away
County:
Wilkes County, NC

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

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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