Chestnut Cove Branch Falls–North Harper Creek Falls, 3 falls

5.1 mi · ▲ 784 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Chestnut Cove Branch Falls–North Harper Creek Falls, 3 falls is a 5.1-mile out-and-back near Roseborough, NC. The route passes North Harper Creek Falls and Chestnut Cove Branch Falls. It climbs 784 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,179 – 2,986 ft · steepest grade: 27%5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Little Lost Cove Cliffs Trail 36.01050, -81.82575
Nearest town Roseborough, NC

Directions

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Chestnut Cove Branch Falls–North Harper Creek Falls, 3 falls

5.1 mi · ▲ 784 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Elevation 2,178–2,987 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Little Lost Cove Cliffs Trail · 36.01050, -81.82575

Weather Sep 5: Partly cloudy, high 88°F / low 71° · precip 16% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:51 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on North Harper Creek Falls Trail, heading W.
  2. 1 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 50 ftPass North Harper Creek Falls.
  4. 450 ftTurn left onto North Harper Creek Trail, heading E.
  5. 50 ftPass Chestnut Cove Branch Falls.
  6. 1.5 miReach Chestnut Cove Branch Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 450 ftBear right onto North Harper Creek Falls Trail, heading NE.
  9. 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

40% dirt60% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 88°F71°
Precip16%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity62%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°70° 3 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 2% rain1 PM: 4% rain2 PM: 12% rain3 PM: 9% rain4 PM: 16% rain5 PM: 13% rain6 PM: 12% rain7 PM: 12% rain8 PM: 11% rain9 PM: 9% rain10 PM: 8% rain11 PM: 9% rain
Sunrise 7:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:51 PM
Sun 82°64° 82%
Mon 73°61° 75%
Tue 78°55°
Wed 84°60°
Thu 87°65°
Fri 79°62° 31%

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