Stony Mountain in Stanley County has a ridgetop full of large boulders. This is private property but through an agreement between the Carolina Climbers Coalition and Stony Mountain Winery, this area is opened to limited public access. The Carolina Climbers Coalition has built a couple trails here to access the boulders. They ask that you register with them to access the trails. A QR code allows you to register on site.
I hiked the Peppermint Loop which is a little less than a mile. It is overgrown in spots so watch for the trail markers. I was able to follow the trail most of the time but did get off it in a few spots.
A second trail, accesses another area on the opposite side of the winery.
Though not as large as Ridges Mountain boulders, these do remind of Ridges. Like Ridges, the CCC does bouldering at both locations.
The bouldering trails visit all the big rocks right up to their property line. The rocks continue but access does not.
Visiting when the leaves have fallen, might open some views of Lake Tillery below. I recall the winery and event center had some vineyards on the hillside which opened a nice view of the lake.
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