Gold Hill Rail-Trail
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Gold Hill Rail-Trail is a nature reserve in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 238 m. High Rock Mountain stands 359 m to the northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Gold Hill Mines Historic Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Uwharrie Scenic Road passes 3.8 miles off. 51 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 3.8 mi off the Uwharrie Scenic Road
- 5.7 mi off the Rolling Kansas Byway
- 14.6 mi off the Sandhills Scenic Drive
- 14.6 mi off the Millbridge Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Lookout · 9 mi
- Jumping Off Rock · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Gold Hill Mines Historic Park: 0.1 mi
- New London Memorial Park: 8.3 mi
- Dan Nicholas Park: 8.5 mi
- New London Park: 8.5 mi
- Dan Nicholas Park: 8.9 mi
- Bald Mountain: 8.7 mi
- Dunn Mountain: 9.0 mi
- High Rock Mountain: 10.4 mi
- Grist Mountain: 14.4 mi
- Palmer Mountain: 14.4 mi
- Foltz Steel Bridge: 8.6 mi
- Soldier Monument: 12.5 mi
- Maine Monument: 12.5 mi
- Patriot’s Flag Concourse: 13.1 mi
- Flag Poles: 14.6 mi
- E. H. Montgomery General Store: 0.2 mi
- Gravity Hill - Folklore Destination: 7.4 mi
- Kerr Mill: 19.4 mi
- Pharr Millhouse Historic Site: 19.9 mi
- zMAX Dragway: 21.9 mi
- Gold Hill Rail-Trail: 0.5 mi
- Richfield Park: 5.4 mi
- Black Road Preserve: 8.0 mi
- Wrc High Rock Lake Access: 13.6 mi
- Wrc Lakemont Access Area: 14.3 mi
- Eastern Cabarrus Historical Society: 9.1 mi
- Rowan Museum: 12.8 mi
- Utzman-Chambers House: 13.0 mi
- Hall House Museum: 13.0 mi
- NC Transportation Museum: 13.1 mi
- Bloom: 15.1 mi
- The Icon: 15.4 mi
- Sundial: 15.7 mi
- Bull Statue: 21.6 mi
- Puzzle Piece: 22.0 mi
- Cold Spring: 12.1 mi
- Twin Spring: 22.3 mi
- I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 14.5 mi
- I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 14.6 mi
- Kings Mountain Point Day Use Area: 15.4 mi
- Uwharrie Falls: 16.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gold Hill Rail-Trail. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Rock Mountain | NE 47° | 359 m | 10.4 mi |
| Three Hat Mountain | NE 35° | 352 m | 20.4 mi |
| Grist Mountain | NE 50° | 334 m | 14.4 mi |
| Youngs Mountain | NW 313° | 334 m | 23.0 mi |
| Steep Rock Mountain | NE 53° | 314 m | 20.0 mi |
| King Mountain | E 89° | 309 m | 22.0 mi |
| Dunn Mountain | NNW 331° | 303 m | 9.0 mi |
| Lick Mountain | NE 53° | 298 m | 20.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 19:00 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:03 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:33 | 17:13 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 44 | 52 | 60 | 68 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 61 | 51 | 44 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Albemarle, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/33173118
Day trips start here
- Mount Pleasant · 9 mi
- Salisbury · 13 mi
- Concord · 16 mi
- Kannapolis · 16 mi
- Harrisburg · 22 mi
- Midland · 22 mi
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