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Rock Garden – Hanging Rock Lake loop from Pilot Mountain

Rock Garden – Hanging Rock Lake loop from Pilot Mountain

Hard

4.5

(1573)

10,988

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Rock Garden – Hanging Rock Lake loop from Pilot Mountain

04:05

76.4km

1,300m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 7, 2026

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Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 36.7 km for 191 m

After 37.5 km for 221 m

After 38.8 km for 110 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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18.0 km

Colonel Jack Martin Rock House Ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

21.0 km

Viewpoint

36.8 km

Rock Garden

Highlight • Natural Monument

Rock Garden is just a short walk from the Visitor Center of Hanging Rock State Park and the trail, up to the edge of the garden, is wheelchair accessible. Inside …

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36.9 km

Signpost Upper Cascades & Rock Garden

Highlight • Rest Area

Just a few hundred feet after entering 'Upper Cascades Trail', this is where the path splits up in two directions. If you stay on the trail you will reach Upper …

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37.7 km

Hanging Rock Lake

Highlight • Lake

Next to the parking lot at 'State Park Road', there is a lake called 'Hanging Rock Park Lake'. The lake can be accessed from the parking lot or from the …

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37.7 km

The Forgotten Lodge

Highlight • Historical Site

When hiking from the parking lot to the lake, you will come across the remains of an old lodge. Actually, the lodge was never finished and was a project of …

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38.5 km

Trailhead Indian Creek Trail & Hidden Falls

Highlight • Trail

This trailhead is located next to the parking lot at the Hanging Rock State Park Visitor Center. From here you can start your hike along Indian Creek or to Hidden Falls & Window Falls.

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76.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

42.2 km

29.4 km

3.38 km

714 m

690 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

65.9 km

10.4 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (520 m)

Lowest point (240 m)

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Monday 18 May

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Rock Garden – Hanging Rock Lake loop from Pilot Mountain

Colonel Jack Martin Rock House Ruins

Rock Garden

Signpost Upper Cascades & Rock Garden

Hanging Rock Lake

The Forgotten Lodge

Trailhead Indian Creek Trail & Hidden Falls

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