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Hemlock Nature, Upper Falls, and High Shoals Falls Loop route map
Difficulty: ExpertLoop
South Mountains State Park/North Carolina

Hemlock Nature, Upper Falls, and High Shoals Falls Loop

Connelly Springs, North Carolina

14.3 mi

Distance

3,376 ft

Elev. Gain

6h 7m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Expert

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Hemlock Nature, Upper Falls, and High Shoals Falls 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:428 ft
Max:864 ft
Gain:1,029 ft
Loss:1,029 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 428 ft and 864 ft across 14.3 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.428 ft573 ft719 ft864 ft0.0 mi3.6 mi7.1 mi10.7 mi14.3 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi428 ft
High point8.4 mi864 ft
End14.3 mi428 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:
Casar, NC · about 6 mi away
County:
Burke County, NC
Jurisdiction:
South Mountains State Park · North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation

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

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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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