Table Rock State Park

Date: Sunday, November 21, 2010
Map: Link
Trails: Table Rock, Carrick Creek, Pinnacle Mountain
Distance: 3.5 miles
Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Rating: 3 out of 5

Another Sunday-after-church hike. The weather was nice, and I decided to head up to Table Rock State Park. I drove up Hwy 133 and turned right onto Hwy 11. It takes about 50 minutes from my house.

Because the weather was so nice (sunny, low 70's), it was pretty busy at the park. I saw a lot of people in the parking area, and around the visitors center. There is a new viewing platform along the paved portion of the Table Rock trail, so people can get a look at one of the waterfalls.

I started on the Table Rock trail about 1:50pm. I turned left onto the Carrick Creek trail. At the next junction, I stayed left onto the Pinnacle Mountain trail. My original thought was to go all the way to Mill Creek Falls, but I decided I didn't have enough time for that. So I just decided to hike out as far as I could before having to turn around, so I could make it home by 4pm.

There are some (new?) mileage markers on the Pinnacle Mountain trail. Just after leaving the Carrick Creek trail, I saw the 1.0 marker. Then I came to a series of low bridges, and soon saw the 1.5 marker. This is where I took some photos and turned around. I finished out the Carrick Creek loop and returned to the parking lot about 2:05pm. A great hike on a beautiful fall day.