Bear Branch Trail–Long Ridge Road, 5 sights
6.3 mi · ▲ 1,190 ft · 2 hr 42 min
Bear Branch Trail–Long Ridge Road, 5 sights is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Green River Game Land near Baxter, NC. It climbs 1,190 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Bear Branch Trail–Long Ridge Road, 5 sights
6.3 mi · ▲ 1,190 ft · 2 hr 42 min
Elevation 1,460–2,225 ft
Out & Back · Green River Game Land
Trailhead: Pullian Creek Trailhead · 35.29105, -82.32864
Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 92°F / low 72° · precip 10% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pulliam Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Rock Hop Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Bishop Branch Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Bear Branch Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Long Ridge Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miReach Pulliam Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Stair Step Falls Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Long Ridge Road, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Bear Branch Trail, heading NE.
- 1.7 miSharp right onto Pulliam Creek Trail, heading S.
- 2.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.1 mi in (~98 min). Leave by 5:56 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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