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

  1. Start on Deer Lake Lodge Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.4 miBear right onto Deer Lake Road, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left onto Rice Pinnacle Road, heading NE.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left onto Ledford Branch Road, heading N.
  10. 0.6 miTurn right onto Ingles Field Gap, heading SE.
  11. 150 ftContinue straight onto Ledford Branch Road, heading E.
  12. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Boyd Branch Road, heading S.
  13. 50 ftTurn right onto Ledford Branch Road, heading S.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Boyd Branch Road, heading S.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ledford Branch Road, heading S.
  16. 0.7 miBear right onto Ledford Branch Parking, heading SE.
  17. 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°

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