Curtis Creek Road is a 9.3-mile out-and-back near Busick, NC. It climbs 1,351 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,989 – 4,052 ft · steepest grade: 15%9.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Mount Mitchell Trail 35.75142, -82.22468
Nearest town Busick, NC
Directions
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Curtis Creek Road
9.3 mi · ▲ 1,351 ft · 3 hr 47 min
Elevation 2,988–4,051 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Mount Mitchell Trail · 35.75142, -82.22468
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:52 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead
- Start on Mount Mitchell Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left onto Briar Bottom Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Briar Bottom, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading E.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Neals Creek Road, heading E.
- 2.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.5 miTurn left onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading NW.
- 1.7 miBear right onto Upper River Loop, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Briar Bottom, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Briar Bottom Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Mount Mitchell Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
45% dirt3% gravel52% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:52 PM
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
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