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
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right onto 475C, heading E.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Brushy Creek, heading S.
- 200 ftReach 475C, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto 475C, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 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°
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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