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Pilot Mountain State Park/North Carolina

Grindstone

0.3 mi

Distance

5m

Est. Time

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Grindstone 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:451 ft
Max:466 ft
Gain:17 ft
Loss:9 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 451 ft and 466 ft across 0.3 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.451 ft456 ft461 ft466 ft0.0 mi0.1 mi0.1 mi0.2 mi0.3 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi451 ft
High point0.2 mi466 ft
End0.3 mi459 ft

Official sources & verification

Managed by North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation

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Source of truth

Where it is

Nearest town:
Pilot Mountain, NC · about 2 mi away
County:
Surry County, NC
Jurisdiction:
Pilot 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

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: Jul 28, 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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