Curtis Creek Road is an 8.8-mile out-and-back near Busick, NC. It climbs 1,313 ft. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi3,002 – 4,052 ft8.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Mount Mitchell Trailhead 35.75104, -82.22006
Nearest town Busick, NC
Directions
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Curtis Creek Road
8.8 mi · ▲ 1,313 ft · 3 hr 35 min
Elevation 3,002–4,051 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Mount Mitchell Trailhead · 35.75104, -82.22006
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 85°F / low 71° · precip 19% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Upper River Loop, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading NE.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Neals Creek Road, heading NE.
- 2.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.5 miTurn left onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading S.
- 1.7 miBear right onto Upper River Loop, heading SW.
- 0.2 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
48% dirt52% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 85°F71°
Precip19%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity69%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°70°
Sunrise 7:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sat
88°72°
15%
Sun
86°66°
64%
Mon
72°64°
62%
Tue
76°58°
Wed
82°60°
Thu
84°65°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Mount Mitchell Trailhead Trailhead
- Setrock Creek Falls–Briar Bottom Trail, 3 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 231 ft
- South River Loop Loop 3.2 mi · ▲ 406 ft
- Mount Mitchell Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 1,238 ft
- Green Knob–Green Knob Trail, 3 sights 5.6 mi · ▲ 2,399 ft
- Licklog Road via Curtis Creek Road 10.9 mi · ▲ 1,457 ft
- Mackey Mountain Trail via Curtis Creek Road 12.2 mi · ▲ 1,986 ft
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