![]() ![]() most times I went here I didn’t see any other people. Medoc Mountain was not an exciting place but it was a very nice, quiet place to hike. I hiked back in through a very old Pine forest where a controlled burn had been taking place. Old Dam site on Bear Paw Swamp Creek old dam site I then took the Dam Site Trail to view the remains of a dam from the grape growing years. Summit TrailĪfter following the ridge the trail drops back towards Fishing Creek. Now being only 325 feet tall Medoc Mountain is tree covered so there is no view only a lot of forest. After crossing the bridge the summit trail rises 160 feet in a quarter mile to the summit Medoc Mountain. I started out along Fishing Creek heading for the Summit Trail. What Medoc Mountain has is hiking and lots of it. Though a calm stream a walk along the Fishing Creek Loop Trail shows a different stream as driftwood can be found in trees about 5 feet above the trail. Athenaeus Fishing Creekįishing Creek runs through the park on one side of Medoc Mountain. “Old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read”. He named the mountain Medoc for a grape growing region in Boudreaux, France. Weller was a grape farmer and winemaker who produced a highly acclaimed, in it’s time, wine. Medoc Mountain got it’s name from Sidney Weller who owned the property in the 19th century. Now that is a true description of a Monadnock! Granite outcropping on Medoc Mountain ![]() Made of granite Medoc Mountain is an elongated ridge that was the core of a large ancient mountain range. Though not tall at 325 feet, Medoc Mountain towers over relatively flat terrain. Situated to the Northeast of Raleigh it lies near the fall line between the Piedmont Plateau and the Coastal Plain. They say the Sauratown Mountains are Monadnocks but I find they are just a few misplaced mountains, probably once a part of the Appalachians but now separated by erosion of the land between. We already have some great sponsors signed on: Raleigh Running Outfitters, Golden Corral, Eagle Press, and Road ID.There is always much discussion around Monadnocks. In short, this race is put on by runners who have participated in ton's of events.we know what runners like and welcome your suggestions. We will have a first rate race shirt and finishers medal. Why should you run this race? This will be a "runners" event.the money collected will be going back into making the race as great as possible - no one will be making any money off the event and we will not have any bands to pay! In the event there is any money left, it will be split between the RMEC and the Park (both are non-profit organizations). It is located in very beautiful section of North Carolina - home to the Haliwa-Saponi Indian Tribe. ![]() Where is Medoc Mountain State Park you may ask? It is located near Hollister, NC and is less than a 1 hour and 20 minute drive from Raleigh, NC and less than 30 minutes from Rocky Mount, NC. The first two miles of each race will traverse a park road and the rest will be run on the trails within the park. There will be two distances - 26.2 and 10 miles. The Rocky Mount Endurance Club has opened registration on two new trail races at Medoc Mountain State Park. In case you missed the weekend, here’s a look at how ours went: specifically, our Sunday GetHiking hike at Medoc Mountain State Park. Posted this on the "Racing" forum but I wanted to make sure the Raleigh crowd sees it. Maybe, in the course of human kind, there’s been a better time to be out in the wild.
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