Chestnut Cove Gap–Bear Branch, 3 sights
14.1 mi · ▲ 2,482 ft · 5 hr 56 min
Chestnut Cove Gap–Bear Branch, 3 sights is a 14.1-mile out-and-back near Boylston, NC. The route reaches Chestnut Cove Gap at the turnaround, 7.1 miles in. It climbs 2,482 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi2,221 – 3,101 ft · steepest grade: 19%14.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Wash Creek Road 35.40683, -82.64352
Nearest town Boylston, NC
Directions
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Chestnut Cove Gap–Bear Branch, 3 sights
14.1 mi · ▲ 2,482 ft · 5 hr 56 min
Elevation 2,220–3,100 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Wash Creek Road · 35.40683, -82.64352
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Wash Creek Road, heading N.
- 2 miBear right onto Bear Branch, heading N.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto Seniard Mountain Road, heading N.
- 3.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miReach Chestnut Cove Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 4 miSharp left onto Bear Branch, heading N.
- 1.1 miBear left onto Wash Creek Road, heading SW.
- 1.9 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% dirt4% paved56% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:06 AMSunset 7:55 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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