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.
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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
- Start on River Trail, heading S.
- 2 miTurn left onto Dam Pasture Connector, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Big Berea Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Bull Creek Tr, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Dam Pasture Road, heading N.
- 250 ftReach Bull Creek Tr Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Bull Creek Tr, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Big Berea Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Dam Pasture Connector, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Dam Pasture Trail, heading SE.
- 2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Dam Pasture Trail & River Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Dam Pasture Trail–River Trail, 3 sights 5.3 mi · ▲ 138 ft
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