Bull Creek Tr Viewpoint–Bull Creek Tr, 5 sights

5.3 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Bull Creek Tr Viewpoint–Bull Creek Tr, 5 sights is a 5.3-mile out-and-back near Sherwood Forest, NC. The route reaches Bull Creek Tr Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 170 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,100 – 2,228 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: River Trail 35.60868, -82.44392
Nearest town Sherwood Forest, NC

Directions

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Bull Creek Tr Viewpoint–Bull Creek Tr, 5 sights

5.3 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Elevation 2,100–2,227 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: River Trail · 35.60868, -82.44392

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 90°F / low 67° · precip 22% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on River Trail, heading S.
  2. 2 miTurn left onto Dam Pasture Connector, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miSharp left onto Big Berea Road, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miBear left onto Bull Creek Tr, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Dam Pasture Road, heading N.
  6. 250 ftReach Bull Creek Tr Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 250 ftContinue straight onto Bull Creek Tr, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miBear right onto Big Berea Road, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miSharp right onto Dam Pasture Connector, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto Dam Pasture Trail, heading SE.
  11. 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

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 90°F67°
Precip22%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity68%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°65° 12 PM: 1% rain1 PM: 5% rain2 PM: 10% rain3 PM: 20% rain4 PM: 22% rain5 PM: 18% rain6 PM: 10% rain7 PM: 6% rain8 PM: 3% rain9 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 7:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat 95°70°
Sun 91°67° 52%
Mon 77°64° 28%
Tue 81°60°
Wed 88°60°
Thu 89°63°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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