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.
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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
- Start on North Harper Creek Falls Trail, heading W.
- 1 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftPass North Harper Creek Falls.
- 450 ftTurn left onto North Harper Creek Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Chestnut Cove Branch Falls.
- 1.5 miReach Chestnut Cove Branch Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftBear right onto North Harper Creek Falls Trail, heading NE.
- 1 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
More from Little Lost Cove Cliffs Trail Trailhead
- Little Lost Cove Cliffs & Little Lost Cove Cliffs Trail 1.6 mi · ▲ 446 ft
- Chestnut Cove Branch Falls–North Harper Creek Falls, 3 falls 2.2 mi · ▲ 350 ft
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