Pinhoti and CC Camp Road Trail

Love it

Good trail Well marked. Several bad new blow downs that makes it hard to find the trail. Just take a deep breath and focus and you can find it . Had to climb grabbing trees to pull me up to the trail after going around the blow downs. About 3.5 miles Did it with a malti poo... she did great but any further I would have carried her .... Oy!

Nice trail and well maintained. A few benches and hiker rest stops along this route. Some spots are so well shaded by trees that it can be noticeably cooler. Rained off and on during this hike so that cooled things down as well. Some wildlife seen today: turkey, toad, rabbit, squirrels, assorted lizards, assorted butterflies and dragon flies. Quite a few additional trails in the immediate area that intersect this route. Will definitely try and come back to explore those.

Great trail. We took the advice of a few of the other reviewers and we’re glad we did. Definitely go clockwise from the trailhead. Get that 1,000 foot climb out of the way first. Sometimes the markings are hard to find, you have to look for them. Just keep your phone charged so your all trails app can keep you on the trail.

My wife and kids (ages 15 and 12) took our dogs on this loop on a beautiful day in early May. We all loved it. We took the loop clockwise from the trailhead, to get the hardest climb done early in the day. Took a detour to visit Flagg Mountain’s tower, cabins, and ruins, which was our favorite adventure of the day. From the shelter near the river we took a short hike over to the river and back. The trail system here is more developed than what is indicated on the AllTrails app. Blazes are well marked with color codings most of the hike. We’ve done lots of hikes we’ve loved but this hike was unique in that there were CCC buildings from the 1930s to explore, mountain views, water features, a surprising amount of infrastructure (benches, picnic tables, etc.) along the route, and just enough elevation changes to make the hike moderately strenuous and a good workout. We will be back and may overnight in one of the CCC cabins or the river shelter.

Great place for hiking, good mix of elevation, moderate difficulty is accurate. Cell service is spotty, so plan accordingly. There is a part of the northern end of the loop which is an unmarked trail, from just past the ruins which veers to the right away from the Yellow Trail to the camping shelter on the Blue Trail, so be aware of that as well. Tree foliage wasn't fully developed, which allowed glimpses of the surrounding views. Two best views are from the Tower looking northeast towards the Ranger's cabin, and a great view on the Blue trail overlooking a creek.

Frazer Trail Life Troop AL-0236 Woodlands Trail Unit hiked from the tower to the Reflection Point where there is a bench overlooking a valley with a creek. The trail was well marked and in great shape.

We did a modified version of this suggested loop that takes you along the ridge to the top of Flagg Mountain. Note than many of the trails in the area are not on Alltrails. We found the left turn (west) up the mountain from the Pinhoti cabin to be very challenging to find. Once you hit the Pinhoti cabin, do NOT follow the light blue blazes. Instead, look for a (seldom used) dirt road running parallel to the Pinhoti slightly higher on the slope. That road curves west and then goes straight up the mountain. If you hit a wooden bridge after the Pinhoti cabin you've follow the wrong trail. (This mistake is visible in my recording, where we doubled back.)