Bracken Preserve

Bracken Mountain Trail & Brushy Creek via Brushy Creek Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 559 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Bracken Mountain Trail & Brushy Creek via Brushy Creek Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Bracken Preserve near Laurel Falls, NC. It climbs 559 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,553 – 3,061 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 35.24194, -82.76127
Nearest town Laurel Falls, NC

Directions

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Bracken Mountain Trail & Brushy Creek via Brushy Creek Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 559 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Elevation 2,553–3,060 ft

Out & Back · Bracken Preserve

Trailhead: 35.24194, -82.76127

Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 87°F / low 68° · precip 16% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 100 ftSharp left onto Bracken Mountain Trail, heading NW.
  3. 1 miContinue straight onto Mackey Ridge Trail, heading W.
  4. 400 ftBear right onto Brushy Creek, heading N.
  5. 2.6 miSharp left onto Bracken Mountain Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  7. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 87°F68°
Precip16%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity70%
Rained 0.3″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°65° 1 PM: 1% rain2 PM: 5% rain3 PM: 12% rain4 PM: 16% rain5 PM: 15% rain6 PM: 8% rain7 PM: 5% rain8 PM: 7% rain9 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 7:07 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat 90°71°
Sun 87°67° 61%
Mon 73°65° 43%
Tue 76°60°
Wed 84°61°
Thu 91°65°