Best hikes in Bracken Preserve

Ambleway maps 6 hikes in Bracken Preserve, from a 2.8-mile walk to a 15-mile day out. All of them score as wild, staying clear of roads and development for most of the route; the wildest is Revels Prong Falls–Sandy Gap, 3 saddles. The biggest climb is Revels Prong Falls–Sandy Gap, 3 saddles, gaining 3,484 ft, and the network tops out at 4,054 ft.

• Brevard Music Center Lake & Bracken Mountain Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 628 ft
• Bracken Mountain Trail & Brushy Creek via Brushy Creek Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 559 ft
• 475C & Brushy Creek 4.3 mi · ▲ 1,185 ft
• Sandy Gap via Art Loeb Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,661 ft
• Cedar Rock Mountain–Brevard Music Center Lake, 7 sights 8.7 mi · ▲ 2,393 ft
• Revels Prong Falls–Sandy Gap, 3 saddles 14.8 mi · ▲ 3,484 ft