Middle Loop Trail

Middle Loop Trail: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this trek: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Middle Loop Trail

Season: October to February.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Middle Loop Trail — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.35448, -80.08634. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Middle Loop Trail

• Morrow Mountain State Park · sanctuary · Stanly · ~4 km · Must-see
• Lake Tillery · lake · Stanly · ~7 km · Must-see
• Badin Dam · lake · Montgomery · ~9 km · Must-see
• Uwharrie National Forest · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lake Tillery · lake · Chesterfield · ~21 km · Must-see
• Tuckertown Dam · lake · Stanly · ~21 km · Must-see
• Birkhead Mountains Wilderness · sanctuary · Randolph · ~40 km · Must-see
• North Carolina Zoo · sanctuary · Randolph · ~43 km · Must-see
• Grace-Lower Stone Church · church · Rowan · ~44 km · Must-see
• High Rock Lake · lake · Davidson · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lake Lynn Dam · lake · Cabarrus · ~51 km · Must-see
• Rowan Museum · museum · Rowan · ~61 km · Must-see
• Grace Episcopal Church · church · Davidson · ~68 km · Must-see
• First Reformed United Church of Christ · church · Davidson · ~68 km · Must-see
• Old Davidson County Courthouse · museum · Davidson · ~68 km · Must-see
• Goodwin State Forest · sanctuary · Moore · ~70 km · Must-see
• Reedy Creek Regional Park · park · Mecklenburg · ~72 km · Must-see
• Reedy Creek Park · park · York · ~72 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Middle Loop Trail

Other treks near Middle Loop Trail

• Haw River Land Trail · trek · Alamance · ~124 km · Must-see
• Sauratown Trail · trek · Stokes · ~146 km
• Short Loop Trail · trek · Stanly · ~1 km
• Mountain Loop Trail · trek · Stanly · ~1 km
• Morrow Mountain Trail · trek · Stanly · ~1 km
• Sugarloaf Mountain Trail · trek · Stanly · ~1 km
• Long Loop Trail · trek · Stanly · ~1 km
• Backpack Trail · trek · Stanly · ~2 km
• Laurel Trail · trek · Stanly · ~3 km
• Campground-Pool Trail · trek · Stanly · ~3 km

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