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Hawk Loop and Hicks Creep Loop route map
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Lake Norman State Park/North Carolina

Hawk Loop and Hicks Creep Loop

Troutman, North Carolina

4.1 mi

Distance

620 ft

Elev. Gain

1h 33m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Hawk Loop and Hicks Creep 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.

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:238 ft
Max:273 ft
Gain:189 ft
Loss:189 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 238 ft and 273 ft across 4.1 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.238 ft250 ft261 ft273 ft0.0 mi1.0 mi2.0 mi3.1 mi4.1 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi250 ft
High point1.5 mi273 ft
End4.1 mi250 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop
Surface
Dirt

Official sources & verification

Managed by North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation

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Source of truth

Where it is

Nearest town:
Troutman, NC · about 2 mi away
County:
Iredell County, NC
Jurisdiction:
Lake Norman 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:(704) 528-6350
  • Address:759 State Park Road, Troutman, NC 28166 · 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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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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