Distance: 0.8 miles (one way).
Difficulty Level: most difficult. ◆◆
Time: 1.5 hrs.
Elevation Change: 300 ft.
Key Features: scenic view, rocky, steep.
Blaze Color: red.
Access: Closest access is from the Three Ridges overlook parking on Blackrock Road.
Google Maps directions to parking area.
Brimstone Trail can be accessed from the Three Ridges Overlook Access Trail. It also ties into the Blackrock Trail and the Blackrock Plunge Trail.
Brimstone Trail consists of a series of steep and rocky, short up-and-down sections. Hikers are rewarded with incredible views of Three Ridges Mountain and points to the southwest.
This trail meanders below the Blackrock Plunge Trail. Mountain laurel and rhododendron cover these dry-soiled slopes, along with chestnut oaks. These thickets are interrupted by rock gardens where rock cap fern and fly poison lily grow.
Use caution in winter.
Longer loop hike: Blackrock/Brimstone Loop hike is a 3.0-mile loop hike which goes through rocky forested trail to spectacular vistas. Details
Trail Elevation via AllTrails.com.
