Pilot Mountain State Park

Grindstone Trail is a strenuous 3.5 mile hike from visitors center to the top with an elevation gain of 1000ft, The views from top are absolutely worth the climb. The summit parking lot gets full pretty early during weekends and holidays so get there early if you want to drive to the top.

Always amazing. The hike from the summit parking lot around the knob is only a mile and not terribly difficult. You can make it a 3 mile loop by staying to the left on the return from the knob and following the grindstone trail.

Fun day of hiking with Trail Life. Beautiful views. We drove to the top of the park and hiked the longer trail around the summit. I think it was about 3 miles. Kids had a great time!