The trailhead was developed by The Landtrust for Central North Carolina and named for Scout leader and trail pioneer Joe Moffitt in 2013.

Northern Section History- Tot Hill (airport) to Jumpin Off Rock The northern Uwharrie Trail was started in the late 1960s by Joe Moffitt, who was at the time the Scoutmaster for a local Boy Scout troop in Asheboro, North Carolina.

As a Scoutmaster, Mr. Moffitt sought a local 50-mile (80.5-km) hiking trail for his scouts to earn their 50 Miler award.

Southern Section History- Jumpin Off Rock to NC 24-27 In 1972 under the direction of District Ranger, Robert Carey, the Forest Service and conservation corps volunteers scouted and built the Uwharrie and Dutchmans Creek trail.

Together their efforts led to a connection at Jumpin Off Rock trailhead on Flint Hill Road and a completed 40 mile trail in 1975.