Buncombe Horse Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 537 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Buncombe Horse Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back near Hamrick, NC. It climbs 537 ft. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi2,884 – 3,140 ft3.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Rock Creek Connector 35.79021, -82.21338
Nearest town Hamrick, NC
Directions
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Buncombe Horse Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 537 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 2,884–3,139 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Rock Creek Connector · 35.79021, -82.21338
Weather Sep 5: Partly cloudy, high 89°F / low 70° · precip 18% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:52 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start on Rock Creek Connector, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Buncombe Horse Trail, heading W.
- 1.7 miReach Buncombe Horse Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miContinue straight 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
6% dirt94% unspecified
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 89°F70°
Precip18%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity48%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°70°
Sunrise 7:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:52 PM
Sat
89°71°
16%
Sun
82°66°
71%
Mon
72°64°
71%
Tue
76°58°
Wed
82°61°
Thu
84°66°
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
More from Rock Creek Connector Trailhead
- Buncombe Horse Trail 9 mi · ▲ 2,790 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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