Backpack Trail

Backpack 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 Backpack 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 Backpack Trail — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.36458, -80.07577. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Backpack Trail

• Morrow Mountain State Park · sanctuary · Stanly · ~2 km · Must-see
• Badin Dam · lake · Montgomery · ~8 km · Must-see
• Lake Tillery · lake · Stanly · ~9 km · Must-see
• Uwharrie National Forest · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~17 km · Must-see
• Tuckertown Dam · lake · Stanly · ~20 km · Must-see
• Lake Tillery · lake · Chesterfield · ~22 km · Must-see
• Birkhead Mountains Wilderness · sanctuary · Randolph · ~38 km · Must-see
• North Carolina Zoo · sanctuary · Randolph · ~41 km · Must-see
• Grace-Lower Stone Church · church · Rowan · ~45 km · Must-see
• High Rock Lake · lake · Davidson · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lake Lynn Dam · lake · Cabarrus · ~52 km · Must-see
• Rowan Museum · museum · Rowan · ~61 km · Must-see
• Grace Episcopal Church · church · Davidson · ~67 km · Must-see
• First Reformed United Church of Christ · church · Davidson · ~67 km · Must-see
• Old Davidson County Courthouse · museum · Davidson · ~67 km · Must-see
• Goodwin State Forest · sanctuary · Moore · ~69 km · Must-see
• Reedy Creek Regional Park · park · Mecklenburg · ~74 km · Must-see
• Reedy Creek Park · park · York · ~74 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Backpack Trail

Other treks near Backpack Trail

• Haw River Land Trail · trek · Alamance · ~122 km · Must-see
• Sauratown Trail · trek · Stokes · ~145 km
• Long Loop Trail · trek · Stanly · ~0 km
• Morrow Mountain Trail · trek · Stanly · ~1 km
• Laurel Trail · trek · Stanly · ~1 km
• Sugarloaf Mountain Trail · trek · Stanly · ~1 km
• Campground-Pool Trail · trek · Stanly · ~1 km
• Hattaway Mountain Trail · trek · Stanly · ~2 km
• Rocks Trail · trek · Stanly · ~2 km
• Middle Loop Trail · trek · Stanly · ~2 km

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