Boyd Branch Road–Deer Lake Lodge Trail Loop, 6 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 320 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Boyd Branch Road–Deer Lake Lodge Trail Loop, 6 sights is a 3.7-mile loop near Bent Creek, NC. It climbs 320 ft. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,146 – 2,471 ft3.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Ledford Branch Trailhead 35.49044, -82.62858
Nearest town Bent Creek, NC
Directions
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Boyd Branch Road–Deer Lake Lodge Trail Loop, 6 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 320 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Elevation 2,147–2,470 ft
Loop
Trailhead: Ledford Branch Trailhead · 35.49044, -82.62858
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 91°F / low 67° · precip 14% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Deer Lake Lodge Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Deer Lake Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Rice Pinnacle Road, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Ledford Branch Road, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Ingles Field Gap, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Ledford Branch Road, heading E.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Boyd Branch Road, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Ledford Branch Road, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Boyd Branch Road, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Ledford Branch Road, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Ledford Branch Parking, heading SE.
- 50 ftThe 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
22% dirt14% gravel64% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 91°F67°
Feels like83°Precip14%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity68%
Hourly temperature
95°65°
Sunrise 7:06 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat
94°71°
Sun
92°68°
59%
Mon
76°66°
32%
Tue
82°61°
Wed
88°60°
Thu
90°63°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Bent Creek Gap Road 2.1 mi · ▲ 198 ft
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