Beaver Lake via Perimeter Trail
4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Beaver Lake via Perimeter Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back near Grace, NC. The route reaches Beaver Lake. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Beaver Lake via Perimeter Trail
4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Elevation 2,097–2,123 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Boardwalk · 35.63359, -82.55614
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 92°F / low 70° · precip 12% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Boardwalk, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Beaver Lake.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Perimeter Trail, heading W.
- 2 miReach Beaver Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Boardwalk, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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