Boyd Branch Trail & Boyd Logging Trail via Little Hickory Top
2.8 mi · ▲ 633 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Boyd Branch Trail & Boyd Logging Trail via Little Hickory Top is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near Bent Creek, NC. It climbs 633 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi2,192 – 2,845 ft · steepest grade: 30%2.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Bent Creek Gap Road 35.48172, -82.63526
Nearest town Bent Creek, NC
Directions
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Boyd Branch Trail & Boyd Logging Trail via Little Hickory Top
2.8 mi · ▲ 633 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Elevation 2,191–2,846 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Bent Creek Gap Road · 35.48172, -82.63526
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 90°F / low 68° · precip 14% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bent Creek Gap Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Boyd Branch Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Boyd Logging Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Little Hickory Top, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Boyd Branch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left onto Boyd Logging Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Boyd Branch Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Bent Creek Gap Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 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
85% dirt15% gravel
Weather
OvercastTemperature 90°F68°
Feels like83°Precip14%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity69%
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 7:06 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat
94°73°
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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