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Betsy Ridge Road & Mountains-to-Sea Trail, Woods Mountain Extension

6.9 mi · ▲ 689 ft · 2 hr 39 min

Betsy Ridge Road & Mountains-to-Sea Trail, Woods Mountain Extension is a 6.9-mile out-and-back near Woodlawn, NC. It climbs 689 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,480 – 1,831 ft7.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mountains-to-Sea Trail 35.76712, -82.04261
Nearest town Woodlawn, NC
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Betsy Ridge Road & Mountains-to-Sea Trail, Woods Mountain Extension

6.9 mi · ▲ 689 ft · 2 hr 39 min

Elevation 1,479–1,829 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Mountains-to-Sea Trail · 35.76712, -82.04261

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 94°F / low 72° · precip 13% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:52 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading S.
  2. 300 ftContinue straight onto Woodlawn Fitness Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  5. 0.7 miTurn right onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, Woods Mountain Extension, heading SW.
  6. 1 miSharp right onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  8. 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
  9. 0.7 miBear left onto Betsy Ridge Road, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftReach Mountains-to-Sea Trail, Woods Mountain Extension, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  12. 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
  13. 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
  14. 450 ftContinue straight onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading NE.
  15. 0.2 miSharp left onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, Woods Mountain Extension, heading NE.
  16. 1 miTurn left, heading S.
  17. 0.7 miBear left onto Woodlawn Fitness Trail, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  19. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading SE.
  20. 250 ftArrive 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/betsy-ridge-road-mountains-to-sea-trail-woods-mountain-extension-out-back

Trail surface

80% dirt20% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 94°F72°
Precip13%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity69%
Hourly temperature
95°70°
Sunrise 7:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:52 PM
Sun 88°70° 78%
Mon 77°67° 78%
Tue 84°60°
Wed 89°62°
Thu 94°67°
Fri 86°67° 34%

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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