Skip to content

Map Activities Discover Guides Trips Saves

A map of everywhere you can sleep outside in the U.S., with the weather and cell signal to match. Built to stay free.

Explore

Map
Hiking
State guides
Discover

Plan

Trip planner
My trips
Saves
Offline downloads

About

Privacy
Data deletion

© 2026 Roaming.Camp · Data from NPS, Recreation.gov, BLM, USFS, NWS, and the FCC.Operating on ceded ancestral land.Photography via Unsplash.

Leave it better than you found it.

Hike

Moonshine Run

Summits Purgatory Mountain

2.5 mi loop · 292 ft gain · 871 ft high point · Easy

Loop with the Purgatory Trail

NC · OpenStreetMap contributors

About Elevation Highlights Map More hikes

About this hike

This 2.5-mile loop via Purgatory Trail climbs 292 feet to Purgatory Mountain.

Elevation

292 ft of gain, the approach both ways included.

More hikes nearby

Ranked the same way, within twenty-five miles.

21 mi from you
River Trail
- Summits Daniel Mountain
- Inside Uwharrie National Forest
- 1,127 ft of climbing
8.8 mi loop · 1,127 ft gain · Hard
Uwharrie National Forest · Camp 1 mi away

The approach, then the loop. Source: USGS 3DEP.

Highlights

What the trail reaches, measured from the start.

Purgatory MountainDestination · 1.2 mi in
ViewpointNearby · 0.0 mi in
ViewpointNearby · 0.0 mi in
ViewpointNearby · 0.0 mi in
ViewpointNearby · 0.0 mi in
ViewpointNearby · 0.0 mi in
ViewpointNearby · 0.0 mi in
ViewpointNearby · 0.0 mi in
ViewpointNearby · 0.0 mi in
ViewpointNearby · 0.0 mi in
ViewpointNearby · 0.0 mi in
Middle MountainNearby · 1.0 mi in

Nearby reading

North Carolina Zoo

Map

The hike from its start, the approach dashed. Drag with two fingers, or hold a key to zoom.

Trail data: USFS, NPS, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Elevation: USGS 3DEP via Mapzen terrain tiles. Nearby reading: Wikipedia. Download the trail and feature data.

At a glance

Length: 2.5 mi
Shape: Loop
Gain: 292 ft
High point: 871 ft
Low point: 736 ft
Difficulty: EasyFrom 2.5 mi and 292 ft of climbing
Managed by: OpenStreetMap contributors
State: NC
Camps within 15 mi: 0
Trailhead: 35.6319° N · 79.7663° W

Get directions Open the map

19 mi from you

West Morris Mountain Connector

Summits Bunnel Mountain
Inside Uwharrie National Forest
Camp 5 mi away

6.0 mi out & back · 997 ft gain · Moderate

Uwharrie National Forest · Camp 5 mi away

Burl Tree Way

Passes Daniel Mountain
Inside Uwharrie National Forest
1,733 ft of climbing

11.8 mi out & back · 1,733 ft gain · Hard

Uwharrie National Forest · Camp 1 mi away

Buttermilk Trail

Passes Daniel Mountain
Inside Uwharrie National Forest
1,282 ft of climbing

5.4 mi out & back · 1,282 ft gain · Moderate

Uwharrie National Forest · Camp 1 mi away

Uwharrie NRT

Passes Little Long Mountain
Inside Uwharrie National Forest
4,961 ft of climbing

28.3 mi one way · 4,961 ft gain · Very hard

Uwharrie National Forest · Camp 7 mi away

Greg'S Loop Connector

Ends at Badin Lake
Inside Uwharrie National Forest
1,350 ft of climbing

8.9 mi out & back · 1,350 ft gain · Hard

Uwharrie National Forest · Camp 1 mi away

More like this

Hikes that read like this one, wherever they are.

Purgatory Trail
- Summits Purgatory Mountain
1.8 mi out & back · 215 ft gain · Easy
NC
Mountain Laurel Trail
- Near Purgatory Mountain
2.1 mi out & back · 222 ft gain · Easy
NC
Mountain Loop Trail
- Passes Morrow Mountain
- Camp 4 mi away
0.7 mi loop · 116 ft gain · Easy
NC · Camp 4 mi away
Summit Loop Trail
- Summits Medoc Mountain
2.7 mi loop · 212 ft gain · Easy
NC

Weather

7-day forecast

Tue75°50°Mostly Sunny
Wed77°60°Mostly Cloudy
Thu77°57°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Fri74°50°Chance Rain Showers

Sat70°44°Sunny

Sun66°43°Mostly Sunny

Mon65°Slight Chance Rain Showers

Tue: Mostly Sunny · wind 3 mph E

National Weather Service · refreshed hourly

Signal

Cell coverage here

VerizonLTE · Good
AT&TLTE · Fair
T-Mobile5G · Good

FCC coverage data · signal varies in remote terrain