Bear Pen Branch–Caney Bottom Trail, 6 sights
10.7 mi · ▲ 1,239 ft · 4 hr 11 min
Bear Pen Branch–Caney Bottom Trail, 6 sights is a 10.7-mile out-and-back near Laurel Falls, NC. It climbs 1,239 ft. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi2,553 – 3,478 ft11.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Davidson River Road 35.28319, -82.81701
Nearest town Laurel Falls, NC
Directions
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Bear Pen Branch–Caney Bottom Trail, 6 sights
10.7 mi · ▲ 1,239 ft · 4 hr 11 min
Elevation 2,554–3,478 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Davidson River Road · 35.28319, -82.81701
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 90°F / low 70° · precip 17% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:08 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Lower Cove Creek, heading NW.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Caney Bottom Trail, heading N.
- 1 miSharp right onto Cove Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Upper Cove Creek - B, heading E.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Cove Creek Connector, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Upper Cove Creek - A, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Cove Creek Road, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Headwater Road, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bear Pen Branch, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left onto Headwater Road, heading NW.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Case Camp Ridge Gap Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach Lower Cove Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Headwater Road, heading S.
- 1 miBear right onto Bear Pen Branch, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Headwater Road, heading S.
- 1 miSharp right onto Cove Creek Road, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Upper Cove Creek - A, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Cove Creek Connector, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Upper Cove Creek - B, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Cove Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Caney Bottom Trail, heading W.
- 1.6 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
47% gravel33% dirt20% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 90°F70°
Precip17%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity71%
Rained 0.2″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°70°
Sunrise 7:08 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sun
88°70°
59%
Mon
72°65°
52%
Tue
77°59°
Wed
85°61°
Thu
86°65°
23%
Fri
82°65°
52%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Davidson River Road Trailhead
- Toms Spring Falls–Daniel Ridge Loop, 3 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 578 ft
- Caney Bottom Trail & Lower Cove Creek 3.8 mi · ▲ 488 ft
- Bennett Knob Road–Caney Bottom Trail, 5 sights 6.9 mi · ▲ 755 ft
- Daniel Ridge Loop–Lanning Ridge Road, 3 sights 7.3 mi · ▲ 1,191 ft
- Cove Creek Trail–Lower Cove Creek, 3 sights 7.7 mi · ▲ 984 ft
- Caney Bottom Trail–Cove Creek Trail Loop, 4 sights 8 mi · ▲ 1,209 ft
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