Bent Creek Trail–Natural Garden Trail Loop, 5 sights
3.6 mi · ▲ 399 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Bent Creek Trail–Natural Garden Trail Loop, 5 sights is a 3.6-mile loop near Bent Creek, NC. It climbs 399 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi2,011 – 2,303 ft3.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Hard Times Road 35.50104, -82.59915
Nearest town Bent Creek, NC
Directions
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Bent Creek Trail–Natural Garden Trail Loop, 5 sights
3.6 mi · ▲ 399 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Elevation 2,013–2,302 ft
Loop
Trailhead: Hard Times Road · 35.50104, -82.59915
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 92°F / low 68° · precip 14% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Hard Times Road, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Old Mill Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Bent Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftReach Wesley Branch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Wesley Branch Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Natural Garden Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Running Cedar Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Bent Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Rocky Cove Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Owl Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Hard Times Road, heading W.
- 0.7 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
65% gravel35% dirt
Weather
OvercastTemperature 92°F68°
Feels like84°Precip14%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity68%
Hourly temperature
95°65°
Sunrise 7:06 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat
95°71°
Sun
91°68°
57%
Mon
77°65°
30%
Tue
84°61°
Wed
88°59°
Thu
90°62°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Hard Times Road Trailhead
- Owl Ridge Trail–Rocky Cove Road Loop, 3 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 504 ft
- Owl Ridge Trail & Shut-In Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 1,059 ft
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