Molly's Knob Trail

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Highlight	Access to the vista trail
Park	Hungry Mother State Park
Located	Marion, VirginiaLocation inherited from associated park
Trail Marking	White
Trail UseThings allowed to do on or near the trail
FeaturesThings to see on or near the trail
Difficulty Rating	Hard
Hiking TimeTime from car and back. Includes any time hiking to access this trail.	1.5 hrs0.0938 Days <br />90 Min <br /> round trip
Distance:	1.985 mi3.195 km <br /> trailStrict non-repeating trail length / 4.0 mi6.437 km <br /> round tripTypical or shortest length from the car, hike the trail, and return to car
Trail Type	In-and-Out
Low / High Point	2,268 ft756 Yards <br />691.286 Meters <br /> / 2,946 ft982 Yards <br />897.941 Meters <br />
Elev. Gain/LossSee link for details of calculation. Gain/Loss is direction dependent.	654 ft199.339 Meters <br /> / (-393 ft-119.786 Meters <br />) – West-to-East
Trip ReportsFrom user "hiked it" submissions<br />Recent is within last 90 days	1 logged hikes (0 recent)
NearbyWithin 5 mi<br />Click link to view list	5 trails / 9.8 mi of trail
Parking	36° 53' 7.84" N, 81° 31' 17.54" W Map
Trailhead	36° 53' 9.78" N, 81° 31' 16.18" W Map
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Trail Overview

A moderate climb towards Molly's Knob to take the finish climb on Vista Trail to the park's excellent view. Can easily be combined with other trails of varying loop hikes around the park. If your plan is the shortest in-and-out to the vista and back, you're looking at 3.6 mi.

How To Get There

Entering the park on Hungry Mother Dr., turn off to the right onto Lake Dr. to cross the back end of the lake with Creekside Campground on your left. Park after the U-turn heading up towards the cabins. The trailhead will be a little further up the road on your right.

Route Description

The trail is fairly well marked with the correct path usually easy to follow. Some unofficial side trails were a little confusing, but overall relatively easy to determine the desired path.

Mileage (mi)	Feature	Elevation (ft)
0.0	Trailhead at Lake Dr parking area	2,345
0.4	Intersection with Ridge Trail	2,497
1.0	Eagle Scout project bench	2,793
1.4	Intersection with Vista Trail	2,961
2.0	Terminus with CCC Trail	2,595

Typical Conditions

As likely one of the park's more popular trails to visit the vista, it should be well maintained. An Eagle Scout project had erected several benches along the way. A larger viewing platform is found at the intersection of Molly's Knob with Ridge Trail.

Fees, Permits, etc.

Hungry Mother State Park has parking fees. See park page for details.

After the Hike

Continue on to the CCC Trail, Ridge Trail, or others to form loop hikes of various lengths.

Miscellaneous Information

Both Catawba (pink bloom) and rosebay (white bloom) rhododendrons are found along the trail.

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