The hike is the southern 9.35 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.
| Depart: | 7:00 a.m | Saturday | Chapel of the Cross |
| On-Trail: | 9:30 a.m. (approx.) | Southern Trail Terminus | |
| Overnight: | Dutchman's Creek (7.15 mi.) | ||
| Hike Out: | Sunday | (2.20 mi.) | |
| Pickup: | 11:00 a.m. | Yates Place | |
| Return: | 1:00 p.m. | Chapel of the Cross |
Telephone contact may be tried; call (Mr. Filpus) or 740-4351 (Mr. Hock). Cell phone coverage is spotty. Leave a message.
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 (except Saturday lunch) and group equipment will be coordinated at the troop meetings by patrol.
There are documented water points along the trail. Start full. Bring a pump or water purification tablets.
Estimated travel time is two hours.
The following maps were used in the preparation of this material and are relevant to the trip but are not required.