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Morrow Mountain and Sugarloaf Mountain - Morrow Mountain State Park, NC

4,453 views · Published 24 March 2017 · 15:41 · Indexed 11 October 2026

Channel: Zachary Robbins · 2017 · Travel & Events

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Recently I did a couple of hikes in the Uwharrie Mountains because of winter storm weather that brought snow and fierce, cold winds to the big mountains. For my first hike I went to Morrow Mountain State Park in the southwest corner of this ancient mountain range, a park I've never visited before. The Uwharrie Mountains used to be a coastal range, and these days are nothing more than steep, rocky hills in central North Carolina. The state park has many loop trail options over the "peaks" that range between 700-900 feet. 

My plan was to start at the visitors center, but prescribed burns were still active in that area and the trailhead was closed. Instead I drove back to the park entrance, taking the Long Loop Trail to the Sugarloaf Mountain Trail. This trail follows a nice ridge to the 858' peak with decent views through the trees. It connects to the Morrow Mountain Trail, which climbs steeply to Morrow Mountain. The Mountain Loop Trail encircles the summit with nice views south of Lake Tillery and Stony Mountain. At the summit are a lot of picnic tables below trees that were flowering too early. There is one cleared view northeast of the Uwharrie Mountains above the Pee Dee River. Although Morrow Mountain is only 906 feet, it rises over 500 feet above the river. This definitely a nice state park to visit.

Hike was 7.3 miles in 3 hours and 20 minutes.

Hike location
https://goo.gl/maps/tQ3RBJ7FuBeJS1oK9

Hike report
http://www.hikingupward.com/NCSP/MorrowMountainSugarloafMountain/

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