Description

The hike is the southern 12.11 miles of the Uwharrie Trail from NC 24/27 10.0 miles southwest of downtown Troy hiking north to the northern terminus on NC 109 3 miles northwest of Troy. The trip will be under full pack carrying all food with water available along the trail.

The original trail, conceived by Joe Moffitt and constructed with the help of his and other Boy Scout troops, included an additional 15 miles of trail north of the current northern terminus. Seven and a half miles of that segment remains as the Birkhead Wilderness Trail and will not be included in this trip. Access to the 7.5 mile connecting link with the remaining Uwharrie Trail has been lost due to private land conflicts.

As a reference point, this portion of the Uwharrie is approximately sixteen miles south and very slightly west of Asheboro.

The climb is light; typical ascents and descents are two to three hundred feet per mile with occasional climbs of up to five hundred feet on as little as a half mile.

Schedule

 

Depart:	6:30 a.m	20 Jan 01	Chapel of the Cross
On-Trail:	9:30 a.m. (approx.)	20 Jan 01	Southern Trail Terminus
Overnight:		20 Jan 01	Dutchman's Creek (7.15 mi.)
Hike Out:		21 Jan 01	(4.96 mi.)
Pickup:	2:00 p.m.	21 Jan 01	Trail Crossing at NC 109
Return:	4:00 p.m.	21 Jan 01	Chapel of the Cross

Messages and Emergency Contact

Telephone messages for emergency contact or for pickup after the hike and before the troop starts home may be left by calling 967-8963.

A status message including the times that the troop starts for home and expects to arrive may be heard by calling 967-8963.

Personal Equipment

See the troop's equipment list for details. Pack for a simple overnight campout. Assume local extremes of weather; i.e., pack clothes for 25 deg. F. to 85 deg. F. Send some combination of sunscreen, hats and light-weight, long-sleeved shirts if sun protection is an issue.

Food and Group Equipment

Food (except Saturday lunch) and group equipment will be coordinated at the troop meetings by patrol.

Water

There are documented water points along the trail. Start full. Bring a pump or water purification tablets.

Driving Route

Estimated travel time is two hours.

•  15-501 29 mi.   South to Pittsboro
•         64 38 mi.   West to Asheboro
•       220 28 mi.   South to Biscoe
•     24/27  7 mi.   West to Troy

THEN
•  24/27 10 mi.   South to the trailhead on the right
•          2.2 mi.  to the PeeDee River is an overshoot landmark

OR
• 109  5.1 mi. North to the trail crossing
•               2.0 mi.  to the community of Uwharrie is an overshoot landmark

Maps

The following maps were used in the preparation of this material and are relevant to the trip but are not required.

• USGS 15 minute Topographic Series: Troy, Asheboro, and Morrow Mountain Quadrangles 1957, pencil overlays of the trail available on request.
• Sportsman's Guide to the UWHARRIE Trail and the Birkhead Mountains Wilderness, Bob Finley, 1991.
• USDA Forest Service Map: Uwharrie National Forest, North Carolina, 1982.
• North Carolina County Maps: Montgomery County, reproduced by County Maps, Lyndon Station, WI, undated, approximately 1986.
• North Carolina State Transportation Map & Guide to Points of Interest, 1978-79.
• Uwharrie Lakes Region, Don Childrey, 1998.