Big Fat Branch Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 1,007 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Big Fat Branch Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Jenkins Meadow, NC. It climbs 1,007 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade. It scores 95/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,018 – 3,071 ft · steepest grade: 30%2.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Big Fat Branch Trail 35.41734, -83.97286
Nearest town Jenkins Meadow, NC
Directions
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Big Fat Branch Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 1,007 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Elevation 2,019–3,070 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Big Fat Branch Trail · 35.41734, -83.97286
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 85°F / low 70° · precip 5% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 8:01 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Big Fat Branch Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miReach Big Fat Branch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
FogTemperature 85°F70°
Precip5%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity66%
Hourly temperature
85°70°
Sunrise 7:11 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:01 PM
Sat
88°72°
20%
Sun
83°65°
Mon
75°62°
50%
Tue
81°59°
Wed
82°62°
Thu
85°65°
28%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Big Fat Branch Trail Trailhead
- Windy Gap Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,192 ft
- Yellowhammer Gap via Hangover Lead Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 2,200 ft
- Hangover Lead Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 1,815 ft
- Big Fat Branch Trail–Nichols Cove Trail Loop, 3 sights 7.9 mi · ▲ 1,654 ft
- Calderwood Lake–Yellowhammer Gap Loop, 5 sights 10.7 mi · ▲ 2,976 ft
- Slick Rock Road 13.1 mi · ▲ 2,008 ft
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