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Ruben Mountain Trail route map
Difficulty: Easy
Hanging Rock State Park/North Carolina

Ruben Mountain Trail

1.5 mi

Distance

49 ft

Elev. Gain

31m

Est. Time

Easy

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Ruben Mountain 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.

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:358 ft
Max:540 ft
Gain:35 ft
Loss:212 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 358 ft and 540 ft across 1.5 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.358 ft419 ft480 ft540 ft0.0 mi0.4 mi0.7 mi1.1 mi1.5 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi535 ft
High point0.1 mi540 ft
End1.5 mi358 ft

Trail Details

Horse access: North Carolina State Parks, checked 2026-10-14. Rules change, so confirm with the land manager before you go.

Official sources & verification

Managed by North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation

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Source of truth

Where it is

Nearest town:
Danbury, NC · about 5 mi away
County:
Stokes County, NC
Jurisdiction:
Hanging Rock 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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