Lookout Loop Trail
- 0.3 mi
- loop
- 22 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Loop
- route
- Feb–Jun, Sep–Dec
- best months
Lookout Loop Trail is a short, easy mountain biking loop in North Carolina, about 1.4 miles from the town of Buxton. The route is 0.27 miles long, with a total elevation gain of 22 feet and a total loss of 16 feet. It's a flat loop, and the steepest part comes at about 0.18 miles in, with a grade of about 2 percent. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Frisco show May highs around 77°F and October highs around 74°F, while July and August average highs near 87°F. Several other trails sit close by. Ridge Trail is just 0.2 miles away, and Buxton Woods and North Trail are each about 0.6 miles off. For an overnight stay, Cap'n B RV Park is roughly 1.4 miles away.
Ridge TrailHikingPhoto: CapeHatterasNPS, Public Domain Mark (via Flickr)0.2 mi
Buxton WoodsHikingPhoto: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)0.6 mi
North TrailHikingPhoto: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)0.6 mi- Open Ponds TrailHiking1 mi
- Cap'n B RV ParkCamping1.4 mi
HI RD Frisco Water Plant RoadHikingPhoto: CapeHatterasNPS, Public Domain Mark (via Flickr)1.7 mi
HI ML Buxton Woods TrailHikingPhoto: CapeHatterasNPS, Public Domain Mark (via Flickr)1.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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Best time to visit Lookout Loop Trail
Best months: February–June and September–December. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
54° / 40°
Feb
57° / 41°
Mar
62° / 46°
Apr
69° / 55°
May
77° / 63°
Jun
84° / 71°
Jul
87° / 75°
Aug
87° / 74°
Sep
82° / 71°
Oct
74° / 61°
Nov
65° / 52°
Dec
58° / 45°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Frisco 2nne, NC, 2.5 mi away at 0 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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