Bear Branch–Hendersonville Reservoir, 3 sights
10 mi · ▲ 1,568 ft · 4 hr 7 min
Bear Branch–Hendersonville Reservoir, 3 sights is a 10-mile out-and-back near Boylston, NC. It climbs 1,568 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi2,418 – 3,238 ft · steepest grade: 21%10.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Hendersonville Reservoir 35.42025, -82.65682
Nearest town Boylston, NC
Directions
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Bear Branch–Hendersonville Reservoir, 3 sights
10 mi · ▲ 1,568 ft · 4 hr 7 min
Elevation 2,417–3,238 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 miBear right onto Wash Creek Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Bear Branch, heading N.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto Seniard Mountain Road, heading N.
- 2.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Pisgah Forest Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miReach Bear Branch, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Seniard Mountain Road, heading SW.
- 1.3 miSharp left onto Bear Branch, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Wash Creek Road, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Hendersonville Reservoir, heading W.
- 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
23% dirt77% 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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