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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 100 ftSharp left onto Bracken Mountain Trail, heading NW.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Mackey Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 400 ftBear right onto Brushy Creek, heading N.
- 2.6 miSharp left onto Bracken Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
- 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°
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°
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