Buncombe Horse Trail
9 mi · ▲ 2,790 ft · 4 hr 24 min
Buncombe Horse Trail is a 9-mile out-and-back near Hamrick, NC. It climbs 2,790 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi2,907 – 5,716 ft · steepest grade: 22%9.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Rock Creek Connector 35.79021, -82.21338
Nearest town Hamrick, NC
Directions
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Buncombe Horse Trail
9 mi · ▲ 2,790 ft · 4 hr 24 min
Elevation 2,909–5,715 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Rock Creek Connector · 35.79021, -82.21338
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 88°F / low 71° · precip 17% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:52 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start on Rock Creek Connector, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Buncombe Horse Trail, heading W.
- 4.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 4.4 miBear right onto Rock Creek Connector, heading E.
- 0.1 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
3% dirt97% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 88°F71°
Precip17%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity65%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°70°
Sunrise 7:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:52 PM
Sun
82°66°
71%
Mon
70°63°
71%
Tue
76°57°
Wed
85°59°
Thu
86°65°
Fri
78°65°
39%
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
More from Rock Creek Connector Trailhead
- Buncombe Horse Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 537 ft
- Deep Gap–Big Tom Gap Trail, 3 sights 13.9 mi · ▲ 4,892 ft
- Buncombe Horse Trail 15.6 mi · ▲ 3,939 ft
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