Dam Pasture Trail & River Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Dam Pasture Trail & River Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Sherwood Forest, NC. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi2,100 – 2,228 ft4.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: River Trail 35.60868, -82.44392
Nearest town Sherwood Forest, NC
Directions
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Dam Pasture Trail & River Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 2,100–2,227 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: River Trail · 35.60868, -82.44392
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 90°F / low 67° · precip 22% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on River Trail, heading S.
- 2 miTurn left onto Dam Pasture Connector, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Big Berea Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach River Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Dam Pasture Connector, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Dam Pasture Trail, heading S.
- 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
100% dirt
Weather
OvercastTemperature 90°F67°
Precip22%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity68%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°65°
Sunrise 7:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat
95°70°
Sun
91°67°
52%
Mon
77°64°
28%
Tue
81°60°
Wed
88°60°
Thu
89°63°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from River Trail Trailhead
- Bull Creek Tr Viewpoint–Bull Creek Tr, 5 sights 5.3 mi · ▲ 170 ft
- Dam Pasture Trail–River Trail, 3 sights 5.3 mi · ▲ 138 ft
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