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Looking Glass Rock Trail route map
Difficulty: DifficultOut and Back
North Carolina

Looking Glass Rock Trail

Brevard, North Carolina

5.7 mi

Distance

2,116 ft

Elev. Gain

2h 46m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Looking Glass Rock 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.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Hazards & Warnings

Constant climb; carry plenty of water

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

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Source of truth

Where it is

Nearest town:
Brevard, NC · about 3 mi away
County:
Transylvania County, NC

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: Oct 11, 2026. Spot an error in our data?

Highlights

Looking Glass Rock TrailheadSwitchback climb through Table Mountain PineOpen-rock overlook with John Rock viewSummit ledges

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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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