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Beaver Dam Gap Overlook (MP 401.7)–Hendersonville Reservoir, 5 sights

13.6 mi · ▲ 2,770 ft · 5 hr 55 min

Beaver Dam Gap Overlook (MP 401.7)–Hendersonville Reservoir, 5 sights is a 13.6-mile out-and-back near Beaverdam, NC. The route passes Beaver Dam Gap Overlook (MP 401.7) and Hendersonville Reservoir. It climbs 2,770 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi2,395 – 4,023 ft · steepest grade: 21%13.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Shut-In Trail 35.45388, -82.68008
Nearest town Beaverdam, NC
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Beaver Dam Gap Overlook (MP 401.7)–Hendersonville Reservoir, 5 sights

13.6 mi · ▲ 2,770 ft · 5 hr 55 min

Elevation 2,394–4,023 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Shut-In Trail · 35.45388, -82.68008

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 86°F / low 68° · precip 17% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Shut-In Trail, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass Beaver Dam Gap Overlook (MP 401.7).
  3. 1.8 miTurn right onto Bent Creek Gap Road, heading S.
  4. 50 ftSharp left onto Wash Creek Road, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn right onto Bad Fork Trail, heading SE.
  6. 1.7 miTurn left onto Wash Creek Road, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Seniard Mountain Road, heading SE.
  8. 150 ftContinue straight onto Wash Creek Road, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right onto Hendersonville Reservoir, heading SE.
  10. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Fletcher Creek Trail, heading S.
  11. 250 ftContinue straight onto Hendersonville Reservoir, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fletcher Creek Trail, heading SW.
  13. 200 ftPass Hendersonville Reservoir.
  14. 0.9 miSharp left onto Spencer Gap, heading N.
  15. 200 ftReach Beaver Dam Gap Overlook (MP 401.7), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 250 ftSharp right onto Fletcher Creek Trail, heading NW.
  17. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Hendersonville Reservoir, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fletcher Creek Trail, heading SE.
  19. 250 ftContinue straight onto Hendersonville Reservoir, heading E.
  20. 1.7 miTurn left onto Wash Creek Road, heading E.
  21. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Seniard Mountain Road, heading N.
  22. 150 ftContinue straight onto Wash Creek Road, heading N.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right onto Bad Fork Trail, heading N.
  24. 1.7 miTurn left onto Wash Creek Road, heading NE.
  25. 50 ftSharp right onto Bent Creek Gap Road, heading NW.
  26. 50 ftTurn left onto Shut-In Trail, heading NW.
  27. 1.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/beaver-dam-gap-overlook-mp-401-7-hendersonville-reservoir-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

73% dirt27% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 86°F68°
Precip17%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity75%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°65° 1 AM: 2% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 4% rain1 PM: 5% rain2 PM: 9% rain3 PM: 11% rain4 PM: 14% rain5 PM: 16% rain6 PM: 17% rain7 PM: 7% rain8 PM: 9% rain9 PM: 6% rain10 PM: 8% rain11 PM: 11% rain
Sunrise 7:07 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sun 80°64° 67%
Mon 70°60° 59%
Tue 76°55°
Wed 81°56°
Thu 83°60° 23%
Fri 78°61° 42%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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