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It is 4.9 miles (7.9 km) long, round trip from the Tory's Den trail head. [7] The Sauratown Loop is a spur trail that loops around the northern slope of Ruben Mountain. It is mostly within Hanging Rock State Park, and it is 6.0 miles (9.7 km) long, round trip from the Tory's Den trail head. [7]
Pilot Mountain, a metamorphic quartzite monadnock rising to a peak 2,421 feet (738 m) above sea level, is one of the most distinctive natural features in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is a remnant of the ancient chain of Sauratown Mountains .
Hanging Rock State Park is a 9,011-acre (3,647 ha) [1] North Carolina state park in Stokes County, North Carolina in the United States. The park is 30 miles (48 km) north of Winston-Salem and is located approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) from Danbury in Stokes County.
View of Pinnacle (foreground), Sauratown Mountain, and Hanging Rock State Park (background). Pinnacle is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in southwestern Stokes County, North Carolina, United States, approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) SSE of the town of Pilot Mountain, between Pilot Mountain State Park and Hanging Rock State Park.
On the North Carolina Piedmont section of the MST, camping is not permitted along the Sauratown Trail section (from Pilot Mountain to Hanging Rock State Parks) since the trail is managed and maintained on land leased from private landowners. A list of nearby campgrounds and lodging is maintained on the Sauratown Trails Association website.
In 1953, NC 268 was extended east along US 52A in Pilot Mountain, then placed onto new primary routing to NC 66. In 1962, NC 268 was rerouted south of what became W. Kerr Scott Dam and Reservoir; a majority of the former route was abandoned and submerged by the reservoir, only Old NC 268 (SR 1145) remains.
Pilot Knob Park Road – Pilot Mountain State Park: Pilot Mountain: 133.7: 215.2: 134: NC 268 – Pilot Mountain, Elkin: Double roundabout interchange 135.5: 218.1: 135: West 52 Bypass – Pilot Mountain: Northbound entrance and left southbound exit only 136.1: 219.0: 136: Cook School Road 139.7: 224.8: 140: I-74 west to I-77 – Wytheville 141 ...
U.S. Route 52 Business exits the mainline route at the village of Coal Grove, just south of Ironton then follows the original pre-1962 routing of U.S. 52 through the central business district of Ironton before rejoining the mainline near Hanging Rock. U.S. 52 mainline was moved to its current alignment in 1962, which is a controlled-access 4 ...