Bernard Mountain Road
5.6 mi · ▲ 637 ft · 2 hr 11 min
Bernard Mountain Road is a 5.6-mile out-and-back near Ridgecrest, NC. It climbs 637 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi2,330 – 2,618 ft5.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Mill Creek Road 35.62773, -82.26269
Nearest town Ridgecrest, NC
Directions
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Bernard Mountain Road
5.6 mi · ▲ 637 ft · 2 hr 11 min
Elevation 2,329–2,618 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Mill Creek Road · 35.62773, -82.26269
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 90°F / low 71° · precip 21% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mill Creek Road, heading NE.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Bernard Mountain Road, heading SE.
- 1.7 miReach Bernard Mountain Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miSharp left onto Mill Creek Road, heading SW.
- 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% gravel
Weather
OvercastTemperature 90°F71°
Precip21%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity65%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°70°
Sunrise 7:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sat
91°72°
Sun
87°67°
68%
Mon
72°64°
56%
Tue
75°58°
Wed
84°61°
Thu
86°67°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Mill Creek Road Trailhead
- Mill Creek Road 2.5 mi · ▲ 255 ft
- Bernard Mountain Trail & Point Lookout Trail 11.1 mi · ▲ 1,552 ft
- Sourwood Gap–Appalachian Way, 3 sights 11.9 mi · ▲ 2,920 ft
- Boggs Bunion–Buck Gap, 5 sights 14.2 mi · ▲ 3,590 ft
- Long Gap–Harry Bryan Trail, 4 sights 14.5 mi · ▲ 3,406 ft
- Lookout Mountain–Buck Gap, 4 sights 15.4 mi · ▲ 4,181 ft
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