Daniel Ridge Loop Loop
4.7 mi · ▲ 803 ft · 1 hr 58 min
Daniel Ridge Loop Loop is a 4.7-mile loop near Balsam Grove, NC. It climbs 803 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,638 – 3,438 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Lanning Ridge Road 35.28484, -82.82867
Nearest town Balsam Grove, NC
Directions
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Daniel Ridge Loop Loop
4.7 mi · ▲ 803 ft · 1 hr 58 min
Elevation 2,638–3,438 ft
Loop
Trailhead: Lanning Ridge Road · 35.28484, -82.82867
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 87°F / low 69° · precip 18% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Lanning Ridge Road, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Daniel Ridge Loop, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Lanning Ridge Road, heading N.
- 1.6 miSharp right onto Daniel Ridge Loop, heading SE.
- 2.6 miBear right onto Lanning Ridge Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
58% dirt42% gravel
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 87°F69°
Precip18%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity57%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°65°
Sunrise 7:07 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat
89°70°
16%
Sun
85°67°
67%
Mon
72°65°
58%
Tue
77°60°
17%
Wed
85°61°
Thu
88°65°
23%
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Lanning Ridge Road Trailhead
- Toms Spring Falls & Daniel Ridge Loop 1.5 mi · ▲ 264 ft
- Lanning Ridge Road 2.3 mi · ▲ 434 ft
- Lanning Ridge Road 2.8 mi · ▲ 490 ft
- Lower Cove Creek via Lanning Ridge Road 3 mi · ▲ 515 ft
- Lanning Ridge Road 5.2 mi · ▲ 656 ft
- Toms Spring Falls & Daniel Ridge Loop 5.4 mi · ▲ 948 ft
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