1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
2. 0.6 miTurn right onto Bent Creek Trail, heading SW.
3. 0.9 miPass Lake Powhatan Beach.
4. 50 ftBear right onto Hardtimes Road, heading W.
5. 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
6. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
7. 50 ftPass Lake Powhatan.
8. 0.3 miTurn right onto Wesley Branch Road, heading SW.
9. 0.7 miBear right onto Pine Tree Connector, heading SW.
10. 150 ftTurn right onto Explorer Loop, heading S.
11. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Explorer Loop Connector, heading NW.
12. 400 ftSharp left onto Bent Creek Gap Road, heading W.
13. 0.6 miBear left onto 479H, heading SW.
14. 300 ftBear right onto long branch, heading SW.
15. 0.5 miSharp left onto South Ridge Road, heading SW.
16. 50 ftTurn right onto long branch, heading SW.
17. 0.3 miBear right onto Shut-In Trail, heading SW.
18. 2.8 miReach Beaver Dam Gap Overlook (MP 401.7), then turn around and head back the way you came.
19. 2.8 miBear left onto long branch, heading NE.
20. 0.3 miTurn left onto South Ridge Road, heading NE.
21. 50 ftSharp right onto long branch, heading NE.
22. 0.5 miBear left onto 479H, heading NE.
23. 300 ftBear right onto Bent Creek Gap Road, heading N.
24. 0.6 miSharp right onto Explorer Loop Connector, heading NE.
25. 400 ftContinue straight onto Explorer Loop, heading NE.
26. 0.1 miTurn left onto Pine Tree Connector, heading NE.
27. 150 ftBear left onto Pine Tree Loop, heading N.
28. 0.7 miTurn left onto Homestead Trail, heading E.
29. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
30. 0.1 miTurn right onto Hardtimes Road, heading E.
31. 300 ftBear left onto Bent Creek Trail, heading E.
32. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
33. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/beaver-dam-gap-overlook-mp-401-7-lake-powhatan-out-back-8-sights-22-km