AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Bellcow Mountain–Jack Branch Trail, 3 sights

14.6 mi · ▲ 1,876 ft · 5 hr 48 min

Bellcow Mountain–Jack Branch Trail, 3 sights is a 14.6-mile out-and-back near Paint Rock, NC. The route reaches Bellcow Mountain at the turnaround, 7.3 miles in. It climbs 1,876 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,266 – 3,005 ft · steepest grade: 20%14.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Polecat Holler Road 35.94085, -82.89309
Nearest town Paint Rock, NC
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Bellcow Mountain–Jack Branch Trail, 3 sights

14.6 mi · ▲ 1,876 ft · 5 hr 48 min

Elevation 1,268–3,006 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Polecat Holler Road · 35.94085, -82.89309

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

  1. Start on Polecat Holler Road, heading NE.
  2. 6 miBear left onto Jack Branch Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.9 miTurn right onto Shad Road, heading SE.
  4. 0.4 miReach Bellcow Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left onto Jack Branch Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.9 miBear right onto Polecat Holler Road, heading W.
  7. 5.9 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/bellcow-mountain-out-back

Weather

Sunrise 7:07 AMSunset 7:57 PM

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