Bear Branch & Hendersonville Reservoir via Wash Creek Road
3.2 mi · ▲ 480 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Bear Branch & Hendersonville Reservoir via Wash Creek Road is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Boylston, NC. It climbs 480 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi2,418 – 2,809 ft · steepest grade: 25%3.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Hendersonville Reservoir 35.42025, -82.65682
Nearest town Boylston, NC
Directions
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Bear Branch & Hendersonville Reservoir via Wash Creek Road
3.2 mi · ▲ 480 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Elevation 2,417–2,808 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Hendersonville Reservoir · 35.42025, -82.65682
Weather Sep 5: Mostly clear, high 91°F / low 71° · precip 16% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Hendersonville Reservoir, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Wash Creek Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Seniard Mountain Road, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Bear Branch, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right onto Wash Creek Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Hendersonville Reservoir, heading SW.
- 0.5 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
38% dirt62% unspecified
Weather
Mostly clearTemperature 91°F71°
Precip16%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity76%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
95°70°
Sunrise 7:07 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sun
89°70°
68%
Mon
75°63°
57%
Tue
80°58°
Wed
86°58°
Thu
88°61°
21%
Fri
84°64°
41%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Hendersonville Reservoir Trailhead
- Seniard Mountain Road via Wash Creek Road 2 mi · ▲ 154 ft
- Wash Creek Road 2.4 mi · ▲ 273 ft
- Hendersonville Reservoir 2.4 mi · ▲ 173 ft
- Wash Creek Road 2.5 mi · ▲ 479 ft
- Trace Ridge & Wash Creek Loop via Hendersonville Reservoir 2.7 mi · ▲ 257 ft
- Hendersonville Reservoir & Fletcher Creek Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 316 ft
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