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Beehive Trl. & Greentown Shortcut via Greentown Trail

11.5 mi · ▲ 2,576 ft · 5 hr 7 min

Beehive Trl. & Greentown Shortcut via Greentown Trail is an 11.5-mile out-and-back near Cold Springs, NC. It climbs 2,576 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,391 – 3,242 ft · steepest grade: 25%11.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Upper Creek Falls Trail 35.96014, -81.86104
Nearest town Cold Springs, NC
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Beehive Trl. & Greentown Shortcut via Greentown Trail

11.5 mi · ▲ 2,576 ft · 5 hr 7 min

Elevation 1,392–3,241 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Upper Creek Falls Trail · 35.96014, -81.86104

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:51 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
  3. 0.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
  4. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Greentown Trail, heading N.
  5. 1 miSharp right onto Greentown Shortcut, heading E.
  6. 2.9 miBear right onto Beehive Trl., heading E.
  7. 150 ftReach Greentown Shortcut, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 150 ftBear left onto Greentown Shortcut, heading E.
  9. 2.9 miSharp left onto Greentown Trail, heading NW.
  10. 1.6 miSharp right, heading SW.
  11. 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  12. 0.8 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/beehive-trl-greentown-shortcut-out-back-19-km

Trail surface

69% dirt9% gravel22% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:51 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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