On this trip I spent 3 days hiking and camping in North Carolina’s Stone Mountain State Park. Stone Mountain is well known as a day-hike destination but also has a secluded backpackers area with nice campsites for hangers.
My first day started out hiking along the Widow’s Creek Trail for a couple of miles. Part of Widow’s Creek also serves as a section of the Mountains to Sea Trail. Beautiful streamside hiking ushered me to my camp for the next 2 nights, Campsite C. I spent the afternoon setting up my Simply Light Design hammock gear and prepping firewood for the rest of the trip.
Day 2 was my big hiking day. The main sights of Stone Mountain are several miles down the MST from the backpacker area. Totally worth the walk as this is one of the most scenic hikes around! Stone Mountain itself offers great views of the surrounding mountains framed by its granite dome. Stone Mountain Falls is a 200’+ roaring cascade. The Hutchinson Homestead looks up at the face of Stone Mountain and gives a glimpse at early settler life. I enjoyed all these and more before heading back to campsite C for the night, covering about 16 miles in total.
I finished up my final day by lounging around for a bit during the morning in my hammock. A light rainstorm had blown through overnight. A short hike out saw me back to the backpackers parking lot and at the end of my trip.
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Layne
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