Bracken Preserve

475C & Brushy Creek

4.3 mi · ▲ 1,185 ft · 2 hr 2 min

475C & Brushy Creek is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Bracken Preserve near Laurel Falls, NC. It climbs 1,185 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,753 – 3,501 ft · steepest grade: 27%4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 35.24215, -82.77167
Nearest town Laurel Falls, NC

Directions

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475C & Brushy Creek

4.3 mi · ▲ 1,185 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Elevation 2,753–3,500 ft

Out & Back · Bracken Preserve

Trailhead: 35.24215, -82.77167

Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 87°F / low 68° · precip 16% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 1 miTurn right onto 475C, heading E.
  3. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Brushy Creek, heading S.
  4. 200 ftReach 475C, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 250 ftContinue straight onto 475C, heading N.
  6. 1.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 87°F68°
Precip16%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity69%
Rained 0.3″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°65° 1 PM: 1% rain2 PM: 5% rain3 PM: 12% rain4 PM: 16% rain5 PM: 15% rain6 PM: 8% rain7 PM: 5% rain8 PM: 7% rain9 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 7:07 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat 89°70° 18%
Sun 86°66° 61%
Mon 73°64° 43%
Tue 76°59°
Wed 83°60°
Thu 91°64°

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